Then another. We were working with three different ensembles, and as time went on, you could sense that we were working within a certain picture frame. Diana Krall, Elvis Costello's wife, started playing the piano when she was just 4-years-old. She began playing piano at the age of four and she began playing jazz in a local restaurant at the age of 15. Costello had been due to perform in Manchester tonight. Diana Krall. The tour launches with a free concert at Toronto's Union Station on April 28, advancing to a succession of cross-country dates starting with Calgary (May 2-4). My whole hope is that I can go and talk to young people, go into schools with my band," says Krall. Does this album contain shades of concern for her husband? Oh God, yeah. Thats his baby. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. She knew when it was time to get hot, to turn it on., For Ms. Krall, the jazz and pop standards on Quiet, like the many others she has performed through the years, represent not the past but the enduring. Krall chuckles. Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums. Listen to Diana Krall's new . She has made a very good business of it. It may save your life. [Then when] he died, it was such a sudden thing. She also joined Ray Charles on his Genius Loves Company album in 2004 for the song "You Don't Know Me", and her 2004 performance at Bell Centre, Montreal on June 29 was released as her second live CD and DVD, Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival, released on November 23, 2004.[11][12][13]. Diana Krall, Elvis Costellos Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. This is big news. He had previously cancelled dates in Southend and Plymouth last month and at the time said it was due to 'medical reasons'. The 2001 movie "The Score" (US and Germany), starring Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando, featured a recording of Krall's entitled: "I'll Make It Up As I Go." Diana Jean Krall was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to Adella A. She was awarded the OBC (Member of the Order of British Columbia) on an unknown date of . He and I would argue about that song Wed still be having a conversation about where we would be putting that song. She holed up there with an old hi-fi and all the LPs she'd accumulated "from the time I was 16 to whenever they stopped making them." Feeling that feeling while improvising? I think his stuffs more pointed that mine. I went to visit him and we were still talking about the record, and he said: Make sure that you finish this and take care of it.. [26], Krall and British musician Elvis Costello were married on December 6, 2003, at Elton John's estate outside London. We did some amazing jamming together, some really deep, wild blues Im always discovering stuff. Elvis Costello, Diana Krall's husband The Canadian 58-year-old pianist is married to Elvis Costello now, according to our records. It caught the attention of producer Tommy LiPuma, who produced her second album, Only Trust Your Heart (1995). ", But in between the piano solos, the lyrics - both to Krall's own tunes and to the ones she covers - are shot through with homecoming, loss, longing and gratitude. Costello, left and right, said he was initially elated when told the cancer could be cured by surgery but has accepted he needs longer to recover, Costello has been making music since the 1970s and released his debut album in 1977, The musician, left and right, grew up in Twickenham and is the son of a jazz trumpeter. In 2000, Krall was awarded theOrder of British Columbia, and three years later she was given an honorary Ph.D. in Fine Arts from theUniversity of Victoria, according to Wikipedia. "I'm so surprised at the press, you know?" Thats all Tommy. [1] She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. She released her first album,Stepping Out in 1993. Its been tough, too. The reason why I don't think about it is because I express it in the music. The 63-year-old singer-songwriter said. Yes. LONDON (AP) Elvis Costello has canceled the rest of his European summer tour after undergoing surgery for a "small but very aggressive" cancerous tumor. Krall cheerfully acknowledges the assist. Its what I find truthful and beautiful.. Like the rest of us, the Costello-Kralls were becoming used to a little more freedom. Diana Krall made two bold decisions when she came to record her tenth studio album this year . 'Take very good care of your loved ones but gentleman, do talk to you friends - you'll find you are not alone - seek your doctor's advice if you are in doubt or when it is timely and act as swiftly as you may in these matters. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Battling cancer is the cause Krall holds dearest. It felt important and right. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (20002009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. At first there was only a sensitive woman racked with loss and groping for a way forward. She joinedRay Charleson hisGenius Loves Companyalbum in 2004 on the song, You Dont Know Me. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. I'm very driven, but I also care very much about having balance and time with my family, with my husband and my father and my sister. So I felt it was good to look back. . We walk through the forest and Im running after him, hes in amazing form, playing everywhere he can. He took such joy in life, she said. Krall then filed them away when her garlanded longtime producer and collaborator Tommy LiPuma (Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Natalie Cole and countless more) died in March that year, aged 80. Still does. "I said, 'Let's just look at what is here.' All my choices are impacted by the love I have for my family. She is much keener to talk about the future of music. But if you want to ask her about show business, you won't get far. We honor Tommy in doing this. Diana Krall is active on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And then he got very ill. The trauma of losing her mother led, in a roundabout way, to this new record. ", Costello and Krall were in Vancouver for a benefit concert with Elton John that wound up raising $810,000 for the leukemia/bone marrow transplant program at Vancouver General Hospital, where Krall's mother, Adella, was treated before she died of a rare form of bone cancer in 2002, at age 60. Were careful but not to the point where She stops. Krall's upcoming CD is a collection of cover songs from the 1960s to present day. He would sit with his headphones on, eyes closed, and let the music be. Yungblud, Wembley Arena, review: picknmix pop and vapid politics. Music; Tour; Subscribe; Submit; Socials Costello Married Jazz Singer Diana Krall in 2003 & They Had Twin Boys in 2006 Singers Elvis Costello and his wife Diana Krall attend the Elton John AIDS Foundation's Fifth Annual Benefit. One tune, I've Changed My Address, is a tribute to Bradley's, which turned from jazz haven into a sports bar while Krall wasn't looking. But it opens and closes with something more gently defiant: The CD closes with Departure Bay. I did not read that book. I think it honours Tommy and what we did. The 22-million-selling artist's 15th album is a collection of intimate, classy covers of standards, with the title track a tilt at the Bob Dylan song from his 2009 album Together Through Life. "What it's like to want to go away so badly to New York. My life is all aboutForbidden Planetand other cool things, Krall says. Three times during our interview, Krall reminds me she's 39 now. Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Daughter-in-law of Ross McManus. "The reason why we did it, that cannot be lost in all of this, is the benefit. Diana Jean Krall OC OBC (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. They have been together for 15 years now and they are still together. Learn how your comment data is processed. And whats your thing with Singing in the Rain? I would. Our health minister here, she is so beautiful and helpful, beams Krall down the Zoom portal from her piano-side seat in what looks like the family music room. Extraordinary people. The kids had started back at school, albeit for half the week, mum was able to go back to work almost full-time, and dad was preparing for a quick dash to visit his elderly mother for the first time in months. Battling cancer is the cause Krall holds dearest. Diana Krall, the wife of Elvis Costello, is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She worked her way up as a solo singer through piano bars and cocktail lounges, moving to Los Angeles aged 19 in pursuit of a record deal. Sort of. Considering that those sessions marked the 25th year of us working together, I didnt think of things in that manner. In September 2012, she accompanied Paul McCartney at Capitol Studios in a live performance of his album Kisses on the Bottom, which was shown live on the internet. All Rights Reserved. That its a loving thing. In all the sadness and all the worry, there is beauty, something that takes away some of the pain. What came out is, as always, about keeping it nice and loose. The old Tom Waits albums took another spin on the hi-fi. That was one of the most frightening things weve both ever been through.. In late May 2007, Krall was featured in a Lexus ad campaign. The second half of the CD changes the mood delicately, with the most old-fashioned tune of the set: an amiable, mid-tempo ditty called I'm Pulling Through, which Billie Holiday recorded back in 1940. We just thank God for FaceTime., Here for the jazz singer is Vancouver, one of two homes the couple maintain, the other being in New York. Go to Bradley's" - the lost, lamented Greenwich Village club where Krall and so many other young musicians used to sit at the bar and watch the world's best jazzmen play what was, by common accord, the best piano in town. 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Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? Her native country is reintroducing restrictions similar to those announced by the UK government last week, but judging from the view of this one particular citizen, politicians in Canada enjoy a level of support Matt Hancock can only dream of. Diana Krall is not having an affair with anyone presently. Diana Krall Tickets - Diana Krall Concert Tickets and Tour Dates - StubHub Diana Krall Tickets 72 people viewed Diana Krall events in the past hour Events Parking VIP Others No events within 50 miles of Virginia, USA 44 events in all locations Apr 24 Mon 8:00 PM Diana Krall Vejle Musikteater Vejle, Denmark See Tickets Apr 26 Wed 7:30 PM Diana Krall She is considering a painting by Lawren Harris, of the Group of Seven, as a backdrop for her stage set. Even though the songs that fill Turn Up the Quiet and This Dream of You come from the same sessions, what separates them into albums psychically, sonically, spiritually? The album included covers of Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are" (a hit on U.S. smooth jazz radio) and Joni Mitchell's "A Case Of You", and was also released as a video album. [10], After marrying English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello in 2003, Krall worked with him as a lyricist and began to compose her own songs, resulting in the album The Girl in the Other Room. Both parents have new albums to promote that were completed during lockdown. What, it's a good thing that people are curious about you and Elvis? It's the best part. He gave me that chance and believed in me before Tommy heard me. Does she still enjoy his movies? She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. She will travel to promote The Girl in the Other Room with few breaks until December. Jazz covers of rock and pop are at least as old as the Beatles, and any good jazz musician is alchemist enough to make raw material her own. 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