The Engineering Jazz Band, also known as With Respect to Time, is a collection of engineering and non-engineering students who love to play jazz, funk, rock, swing and anything in between. From the Brian Setzer Orchestra swing standard As Long as I’m Singing, to the funky back beat of Herbie Hancock’s Chameleon, WRTT has something for everyone.
With Respect to Time is student run, student directed, and student played. All students are welcome. There are typically some graduate students and some students from other faculties who play in the band every term. There are no auditions; we are a laid-back group of musicians who just like to have fun and blow our horns.
We will be playing at the Masquerade event during Orientation week; stop by and say hi to us! There will be a sign-up list for anyone interested. You can also sign-up during the first week of classes at www.engjazzband.ca.
What if you don’t play a “jazz-band” instrument? That’s OK! We have regular flute players and in the past we have had clarinet players, tuba players, violin players, and someone even played bassoon in the band once. If you would like to play, we will work together to make it happen.
We play many gigs throughout the term. We always host a charity concert at the end of the term to raise money for a different charity each term. We are also known to play at grad balls in the graduation season, events for incoming students such as You @ Waterloo Day, Canada Day, and many others. For more information, visit www.engjazzband.ca or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/WithRespectToTime.
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