Diana Krall said she hasn't figured out a song list for the concert she's playing on March 5, 2004 with her rocker husband Elvis Costello and her friend Elton John.

The plan is to be spontaneous at the intimate benefit in celebration of her late mother and play old songs that make people happy. "The music is the last of my concerns almost. I'm just going to be completely in the moment, hope I don't break the heel off my shoe," the jazz siren told a press conference on March 4, 2004 with Costello at her side.

"It's about continuing on after very tough couple of years with a positive light and my mother whispering in our ear. It's a fantastic thing to feel and maybe shut the door, you know."

Krall is hosting the concert as a way of thanking leukemia program workers at Vancouver General Hospital who cared for her late mother, Adella, who died in May 2002.

This benefit - the first since her mom's death - will be held on March 5, 2004 at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. There are only 600 seats, sold exclusively to patrons of the leukemia program, giving fans a chance to see the performers up close.

"It's not often you get to see Elton John in a hotel ballroom," remarked Elvis Costello.

Krall said it was very important to Elton, who opened his home up to the couple for their wedding, to take part.

"We saw him last summer and he said 'Diana, let's set a date for the benefit. I can do it March 5, I've got a window.'

"He's very committed to things that are important, he's very generous and he's been a dear friend to us."

Elton John, along with Costello and Krall, could easily have raised more money by playing a larger venue but Krall said they wanted to make sure the focus - celebrating love and fighting disease - wasn't lost.

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