The Skule™ Stage Band

About the Band

The 23-member, student run, Skule™ Stage Band (SSB) performs big band jazz to great acclaim at many Skule events. These include the most celebrated dances of the year (Cannonball and Gradball), as well as Suds, the EngSci Dinner Dance, and the Skule Music Concert. We have even started touring, forming the Engineering Jazz Exchange with the University of Waterloo Engineering Jazz Band. The SSB was established in 1983 by engineering students with help from Mr. Malcolm McGrath of the Skule Alumni Association. It has since blossomed into over 25 years of talented alumni. With enough interest in 2007 to start a brand new band (Stage Band Blue), the bands promote post-secondary interest in musical hobbies for engineering students.

The Tunes

The Skule™ Stage Band plays a wide variety of tunes including swing, latin, ballads and funk. We play songs we enjoy, both crowd-pleasers and technically challenging tunes, from Count Basie's charts to intense Animé themes like Tank! If you read music, want take a stab at improvisation, and are performance oriented, this is the band for you.

Events and Rehearsals

Rehearsals are weekly on Wednesdays 7 - 9pm in GB204.

Come see our shows at any of the following events

• Hallowe'en Suds
• Engineering Science Dinner Dance
• Skule Music Concert
• Cannon Ball
• Engineering Jazz Exchange (played at U of T and UWaterloo)
• Grad Ball
• Jazz@Oscar's - hosted by the Arbor Room, Hart House

Joining the Stage Band

If you "used" to play a musical instrument for enjoyment in high school, you can CONTINUE to play with the Skule™ Stage Bands. Visit us at our Open Rehearsal where we choose new members:

Open Rehearsal
GB 204
Wednesday Sept 16, 2009
7 - 9pm