Couldn't Call it Unexpected: The Songs of Elvis Costello
Sydney Festival salutes one of the most innovative and influential musicians of the past 30 years in a three-part celebration of the insatiable curiosity of Elvis Costello.
The series begins by re-uniting Costello and long-time collaborators the Brodsky Quartet for their first ever Australian performance together. Then, at the State Theatre, Steve Nieve and Costello create an intimate evening of keyboards and guitar. The series culminates in two magnificent concerts with Elvis, Steve and the Sydney Symphony.
Bass player Greg Cohen is to join Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve for the series Couldn't Call it Unexpected: The Songs of Elvis Costello.
Renowned bass player Greg Cohen will join Elvis Costello on stage for all four of his specially commissioned Sydney Festival concerts.
Cohen is known for his work with Costello, Tom Waits and Ornette Coleman.
Tickets to the first two concerts - Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve ( 22 January '06) and Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet ( 20 January '06 ) - have sold out. Tickets to Elvis Costello and the Sydney Symphony (January 24/25 '06) are still available, but selling fast.