February 2011 (Kurt Elling, Van Der Graaf Generator and the Motown hits-packed musical The Sapphires)

Summary: 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 Natinal Jazz Orchestra on Mon 14 Mar. 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. Plus Australian Idol winner Casey Donovan stars in the Motown hits-packed musical The Sapphires, coming to the Barbican Theatre from 2 - 12 Mar.