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ELVIS COSTELLO AND ALLEN TOUSSAINT PLAY VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL

New Orleans piano legend Allen Toussaint joins Elvis Costello for a sold out concert at Vancouver's Orpheum Theater during the 2006 Vancouver International Jazz Festival June 26, 2006. Costello and Toussaint have teamed up and recently recorded a new album in New Orleans to help revitalize the city's music industry after Hurricane Katrina. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann)

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