Band Notes
Notes from rehearsals, performances, and the lives brought together by generations of jazz.
Ellingtonia Research Presentations
Please consider working with one of your colleagues in preparation for and in presentation of an Informational discussion based on the world of Ellingtonia. Ellingtonia is an actual thing that includes the music of and culture created by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra…
Mo Levich Wins Prestigious ‘Jefferson Award’
by Cathy Tyson (original published in the Lamorinda Weekly) Businessman by day and musical force of nature by night, Maurice “Mo” Levich recently won the Jefferson Award for Public Service for his years of dedicated volunteer work. Since 1998, Levich, who has a…
Steady as She Goes (Official Newsletter of S. S. Jeremiah O’Brien)
Our music for the day came from the Big Band of Rossmoor, under the direction of Mo Levich. The band is part of the nonprofit Generations in Jazz Foundation. This multigenerational band features musicians ranging in age from 14 to 91. The group’s big band sound is suppl…
2011 Lafayette Jazz Festival
A Frank Como Celebration & Dedication – Frank Como began contributing to Generations in Jazz’s mission to preserve Jazz as an American Art form, by working with young musicians performing with the Big Band of Rossmoor beginning in 2002. Musicians young and old have been…
The 11th Annual Community Concert at the Res
The Concert at the Res was introduced to the community 10 years ago. It was envisioned that the concert would showcase accomplished musicians from our outstanding local school music programs while entertaining the community surrounded by the beauty of our Lafayette rese…
The 10th Annual Community Concert at the Res
Rossmoor Big Band returns to participate in the 9th annual “Rotary Concert @ RES, at the Lafayette Reservoir on Saturday ,May 31st. The FREE concert starts at noon and everyone is invited.
Big Band Bugle Vol 1, No. 3
If a picture is worth 1,000 words then the picture on the front page of this newsletter has to be worth about a million and a half, give or take a few. It tells the story of big band music bridging the gap of 70 years or three generations, maybe even four. If anybody te…
The 9th Annual Community Concert at the Res
Rossmoor Big Band returns to participate in the 9th annual “Rotary Concert @ RES, at the Lafayette Reservoir on Saturday ,May 31st. The FREE concert starts at noon and everyone is invited.
The 8th Annual Concert at the Res
The Concert at the Res was first introduced to the community eight years ago. It was envisioned that the concert would showcase accomplished musicians from our outstanding local school music programs while entertaining the community surrounded by the beauty of our Lafay…
Historical Record (as of 2001)
Historical record of musicians in the band, as of January 2001.