La Cançao is a Montreal jazz quartet that brings a unique and smooth sound of jazz with a flare of latin rhythms. We are the choice of well-established Quebec companies for their corporate events.
We play a wide repertoire of standards, bossa nova, blues, swing and French classics.
Rebecca Rowley's vocals are warm and inviting; her repertoire selection privileges musical quality and the band renders these songs with great arrangements (Oliviez Babaz on the upright bass, Yannick Parent on drums, and Philippe L'Allier on guitar).
Our packages begin at $1550+tx for two sets of 50 minutes.
We cover the Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City areas.
6 reviews
Dominic F.
August 10, 2023Rebecca et ses musiciens ont exactement saisi le ton de la soirée et ont ajouté la touche de raffinement dont elle avait besoin. Chaudes, chaudes recommendations.
Hired as: Bossa Nova Band, Jazz Band
La Cançao jazz quartet
Merci beaucoup Dominic, c'était un plaisir de jouer pour vous et votre groupe ! Et quelle location extraordinaire, magnifique :)
Asma H.
June 25, 2019La Cancao were absolutely amazing. They gave us a magical vibe and elevated our event.
We reviewed multiple bands for our wedding and they were absolutely stunning from start to finish.
Thank you, Rebecca 😘
Hired as: Bossa Nova Band, Jazz Band
La Cançao jazz quartet
Thank you so much Asma! We are so glad we were able to play for your special day and it was a gorgeous vibe!! We loved it!
Connie G.
June 7, 2019Rebecca & her team were awesome to work with. Her voice was beautiful & we received amazing feedback from our guests—many asked for their contact information! They were prompt, professional & easy to communicate with throughout the entire process. Highly recommend! Rebecca is also a sweetheart. We’re so happy we booked this band!
Hired as: Bossa Nova Band, Jazz Band
La Cançao jazz quartet
Thank you, Connie, for the review! We loved playing for your event yesterday and you were amazing to collaborate with as well! And I must say too that I Loved that the Di Carlo Couture models were there in their beautiful dresses - that was a gorgeous touch to the event ;)
Lara G.
December 10, 2018What an amazing performance by La Cançao!
All of our guests were extremely happy with our choice, we would definitely recommend them!
Thank you for everything! :-)
Hired as: Jazz Band
La Cançao jazz quartet
Thank you Lara! We loved playing for you guys, it was a beautiful location and wonderfully kind people, thank you again for hiring us!
Christina C.
November 30, 2018We hired La Cançao as a quartet to play at a corporate reception. From start to finish it was a pleasure to work with them. During the planning stage they were incredibly prompt and quick with answers to questions or requests. Their sound and playlist created a nice mellow mood, which is exactly what we were looking for. La Cançao was the perfect addition to our event.
Hired as: Bossa Nova Band, Jazz Band
Price range: $1550+tx and up
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Gig length: 100 - 200 minutes
- Musical quality and choice repertoire : we carefully choose the songs we play and render them with great musicianship
- A unique sound : smoothness of jazz meets the emotion of latin music
- Connection : our music engages people
- Professionalism : we aim for a seamless process in our planning and display discretion, punctuality and care for the locations in which we play
- Impeccable aesthetics : we dress the part, making your event look all the better
La Canção [cansao] is a jazz bossa nova quartet from the Montreal area.
Our name means "song" in Portuguese, as the extraordinary bossa nova sound comes in great part from Brazil! Together since 2010, we have been interpreting jazz standards, bossa nova, blues and swing, in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
- Lighting/staging : No special requirements. If you want to have those, you are welcome to arrange for those. When there is a stage, we appreciate a minimum of 14x10feet / 4.5mx3.5m
- Sound system: for small and medium-size events, we bring and set up our own sound system (high quality system). For larger events, organizers should hire an independent company to supply & run sound
- Required by the band: bottled water, meals provided, a private and safe area to change and leave our personal belongings
Saturday
Cocktail Party
8:00pm - 9:30pm
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Trois-Rivieres, QC
Tuesday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Montreal, QC
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Montreal, QC
Thursday
Corporate Event
7:30pm - 9:30pm
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Montreal, QC
Friday
Corporate Event
7:00pm - 10:30pm
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North Hatley, QC
Wednesday
Cocktail Party
5:30pm - 8:30pm
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Montreal, QC
Friday
Corporate Event
6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Montreal, QC
BOSSA NOVA
Barquinho
Besame mucho
Corcovado
Desafinado
Falando de amor
Fotografia
Gentle rain
How insensitive/Insensatez
Inutil Paisagem
Like a lover
Mambo Italiano
Meditation
Retrato em branco e preto
So Danço Samba
Summer samba/So nice
Telephone song
Wave
STANDARDS
Blue Monk
Blue skies
Boulevard of broken dreams
Bye bye Blackbird
Come rain or come shine
Cry me a river
Goodnight my love
I remember you
My funny valentine
The man i love
What a difference a day made
Where or when
You call it madness
You’ve changed
BLUES
Black Coffee
You don’t know what love is
POPULAR MUSIC
Close to you
Earth Angel
Moon river
Somewhere over the rainbow
Sunny
That’s amore
What a wonderful world
SWING
Americano
Bei mir bist du schoen
Cheek to cheek
It don’t mean a thing
Love me or leave me
L.O.V.E.
Lullaby of birdland
Mr. Sandman
Smile
Volare
FRENCH CLASSICS
Belle dame sans regrets
C’est si bon
Jardin d’hiver
La Bohème
La Rua Madureira
La vie en rose
Le Cinéma
Le Soir
Les eaux de mars
Les feuilles mortes
Les yeux ouverts/Dream a little dream
Que reste-t-il de nos amours?
T’es pas un autre
Tu sais je vais t’aimer
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Access to an electrical outlet
Powerbar
Bottled water
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