I've had them since I was a kid. For the song "Departure Bay," she started with a list of things she loves about Vancouver—"sounds of a seaplane, images of a tugboat—they seem exotic, now that I've been away. "We did the concert in her honor. The cause is a personal one: her mother, Adella, died of multiple myeloma in 2002.purdys. In addition to tracks by Tom Waits and others, the CD features original songs co-written with Costello." Krall's favorite hotel in Vancouver Fairmont Hotel—"where my parents spent their honeymoon." She wrote pages of reminiscences, which he helped turn into lyrics." —H. Scott Jolley."HELPING HAND Krall is known for her moody interpretations of jazz standards, but she takes a different creative direction on her latest album, The Girl in the Other Room (Verve)."MUSEUM MILE Whenever she's in town, she takes time to see the work of local artists. "Lately I've been rediscovering all sorts of things about home, like west coast Canadian aboriginal art—it has an intense spirituality.

May 04, 2009 OCCUPATION Jazz singerHOME BASE New York CityFROM THE HEART Along with her husband, Elvis Costello, Krall recently traveled to Vancouver, the city brass wire she grew up in, to perform at a benefit to raise money for bone-marrow transplant research. "I had a lot of help from Elvis, who probably understands what I need to say better than I do.com]."SWEET TOOTH "I always bring back chocolates from Purdy's [2777 Kingsway; 888/478-7397; www