Jazz diva Diana Krall, her British rocker husband Elvis Costello and Elton John will attend a fundraiser for the Vancouver General Hospital in March 2004.

Krall will perform March 5, 2004 at a black-tie dinner for the hospital's leukemia-bone transplant program, a charity her family's been involved with since 1998 after her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She died in 2002.

Costello and Elton will also perform.

"The benefit concert is a heartfelt expression of Diana's thanks to the caregivers in the LBMT program," said a news release from the hospital.

"Diana's mother Adella enjoyed six additional precious years of life following her 1996 diagnosis of multiple myeloma - an incurable form of cancer that affects the immune system."

Krall's previous concerts have collectively raised over $500,000, money which has helped purchase medical equipment and assist out-of-town patients, among other things.

"This event is about celebrating life and love," Krall said in the news release.

"Having the event without our mother Adella will be difficult but she is a source of inspiration for us to continue.

"We are very grateful to the hospital for the care she received."

Krall, 39, and Costello, 49, married last month at Elton John's castle in England.

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