The Tavares Jazz Band
- Toronto, ON
- Jazz Band
- 29 Verified Bookings
Lisa H. said “The Tavares Jazz Band is always amazing. On time, courteous, and incredibly talented. They even stayed on for a couple of encores, due to popular demand.…”
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We're Simplé! Hailing from Toronto, we're influenced by the many sounds from around the world that have filled our lives and would love to be a part of yours. We set loved music and new music in a Simplé experience: globalized and intimate; complex and inviting. Whether it's your favourite song in an acoustic setting with jazzy, Latin, R&B elements, songs from Asia played with South American instruments, or a full sound that gets your audience dancing and singing along, we make music that every listener can connect to. Let's connect!
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Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino (Tagalog)
Featured by the RBCxMusic, the City of Mississauga, Filipino TV, and Toronto BIAs and markets from 2023 to 2024
We're Simplé! Hailing from Toronto, we're influenced by the many sounds from around the world that have filled our lives and would love to be a part of yours. We set loved music and new music in a Simplé experience: globalized and intimate; complex and inviting. Whether it's your favourite song in an acoustic setting with jazzy, Latin, R&B elements, songs from Asia played with South American instruments, a warm bossa nova or bolero, or a full sound that gets your audience dancing and singing along, we make music that every listener can connect to.
The four of us, Malou, Alaina, Matt, and Kevin, have played together in several different settings. We take our artistic influences and professional experiences from all of these areas into our work with Simplé. We've played in pop and Top 40 bands with gigs around the city, Brazilian percussion groups that have opened for big names like Dudu Nobre and Grupo Revelecão, in city pop and metal bands that have performed in iconic Toronto venues and across North America, for wedding and liturgical ceremonies, in R&B/pop production projects, in small jazz ensembles, as DJs; the list goes on. Rest assured that we can help you cover the context you need music in.
Do you love a particular pop song but want to hear in an acoustic, jazzy setting? Do you love R&B, jazz, bossa nova, pop, or all of the above? Do you want sounds with influences from around the globe? Looking for a great live performance to get your party going? That's what we love. We've got you.
Our core group comes as a two to four piece, with guitar, bass, piano, and various percussion setups, but we also add on with some of our amazing friends to expand the sound for big events that need a few more layers to get things rolling.
Our technical and collaborative experience helps us in direct communication with other vendors and coordinators to make your job easier. If your audio/video companies need technical specifications or if coordinators need to communicate the details of the program, we’re happy to figure that out for you.
We look forward to talking more about your event with you!
We will bring our instruments for the event, and can arrange to bring a PA system and additional sundries if you need it! As long as you can supply us with power and possible shelter if the weather isn't looking too great, we've got the rest.
R&B and Pop: 70s to now - “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green or “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers, classics of the 80s like “Sweet Love” by Anita Baker, 90s R&B like “Sittin’ Up In My Room” and other Brandy favourites, a duet rendition of “If I Ain’t Got You” by Alicia Keys and more, to Dua Lipa, H.E.R., Daniel CaesarSnoh Aalegra
World/Jazz: Stan Gets and João Gilberto’s “Para Machucar Meu Coracão”, Jobim’s “Wave”, renditions of Filipino music like “Dahil Sa Iyo” and songs by Zack Tabudlo or Ben&Ben, Mexican classics: “Besame Mucho” or “Quien Sera?/Sway”
Alicia Keys, Emily King, Adele, PJ Morton, Michael Jackson, Laufey, Norah Jones, Yebba, Jobim, Gilberto, Getz, Fundo de Quintal, Beth Carvalho, Dona Ivone Lara
Lisa H. said “The Tavares Jazz Band is always amazing. On time, courteous, and incredibly talented. They even stayed on for a couple of encores, due to popular demand.…”
Richard C. said “Was at a party recently and the Pepper Shakers were the live band. They played very well, at a volume every one could appreciate. They seem to know a…”
Roxanne M. said “The musician was superbly talented - great musician and vocalist. Highly recommended!!!”
Nicki D. said “The Fat Tony Band performed at my husband’s 40th this past weekend and made our party! Shiraz and the band members were part of the party and went above…”