Vocal jazz, British prog-rock and a Motown hit musical from Australia in this podcast.

Meet eleven-time DownBeat Male Vocalist of the Year and Grammy Award winner, Kurt Elling, as we approach his imminent Barbican appearance with Richard Galliano and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra on Mon 14 Mar. Book tickets at http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?id=11435&pg=3192

Van Der Graaf Generator founding member Peter Hammill talks about the origins of the 'coolest, strangest band in prog' (Uncut) and the new material part of their second album as a trio, A Grounding in Numbers. The band will perform their only London show of the tour on Sun 27 Mar. Tickets still available at http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=11552

Plus Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan stars in the Motown hits-packed musical The Sapphires, coming to the Barbican Theatre from 2 - 12 Mar. Check out the video trailer at http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=11495