Corporate Jazz Bands

The Diplomats have performed at many, many weddings since our inception, and it continues to be our "bread and butter" today. However, we also perform for numerous Corporate events in Toronto, the Kitchener-area, and other parts of Southern Ontario.

The big difference for us is the nature of the affair. While a Wedding is a day filled with love and romance, rarely do Corporate events share these types of emotions (it would be pretty interesting if they did!). Generally , we find Corporate events have an air of relaxation (a party for the employees), and sometimes a hit of seriousness (when it is an event to "schmooze" with clients).

So when we play Corporate Events instead of Weddings, we must gear our songs towards this change. Some of the music we play is so universal, it can be played at any event. However, some of the more romantic tunes (eg. "The Way You Look Tonight", "Unforgettable") we play at weddings are better replaced by songs by artists like Miles Davis or Charlie Parker - music that is not necessarily associated at weddings, but is definitely crowd-pleasing jazz music.

Lastly, for Corporate Events, I try to keep an eye out for the person who hired us for any changes/requests she may have along the way. While at a wedding, the happy couple will usually listen to us and hire us and know what they want, at a Corporate event, the job of hiring a band is usually delegated somewhere beneath the Boss. That employee wants to make sure the boss is happy, so in turn, we have to make his/her boss happy with our selection. So I will ask for feedback after our first set, in case the boss wanted to hear more of a different style of jazz (say more Standards than Modern jazz), and we will adjust ourselves accordingly. They are paying the bill afterwards, so we do our best to please!

Corporate Events are always a blast for The Diplomats. In fact, we're doing one tonight for a client we've worked for before (multiple times). Keep us in mind if you have a Corporate Event coming up, we always aim please.