Hi Friends,
I'm posting my upcoming schedule for 2011. I hope to see you all soon!
Worl
2011 gig dates and details
Hedley Club Jazz Jam One year anniversary!!!!
Oscar Pangilinan & John Worley Quintet
July 6th 7:30-10:30pm
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Lester Chambers Blues Revue
July 10th,
2pm Sunday
Hayward Russell City Blues Festival
Hayward, California, U.S.
www.bayareabluessociety.net
510-836-2227
Comtemporary Jazz Orchestra
Yoshi's San Francisco
8pm Sunday July 18
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/1935
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
8:30pm -12:30am, Friday July 29
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Comtemporary Jazz Orchestra
4th Annual Benicia Fine Art & Jazz Festival
July 31st, 5:00-6:30pm
For more information on the Benicia Fine Art & Jazz Festival, contact Benicia Main Street at 707-745-9791 or info@beniciamainstreet.org.
Hedley Club Jazz Jam
Oscar Pangilinan & John Worley Quintet
August 3, 7:30-10:30pm
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Fil Lorenz Orchestra
San Carlos Summer Concerts 2011
August 12, 6-8pm
http://www.artsopolis.com/event/detail/441283521/Fil_Lorenz_Orchestra_San_Carlos_Summer_Concerts_2011
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet
part of the San Jose Jazz Club Crawl
August 13th 7:00pm-10:00pm
Hilton San Jose - Affinity Lounge
300 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, California 95110
Tel: 1-408-287-2100 Fax: 1-408-947-4489
Three Horns, No Limits
Wayne Wallace, John Worley and Kristen Strom
Jazz on Main 2011
August 15th • 6:00-8:00pm
http://www.redwoodcity.org/events/jazzonmain.html
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Trio
Santana Row presents Flavors of Jazz
Thea Restaurant
August 16th 6:30-8:30pm
http://www.santanarow.com/events/item/flavors_of_jazz_summer_music_series2/
Hedley Club Jazz Jam
Oscar Pangilinan & John Worley Quintet
August 17, 7:30-10:30pm
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Ed Johnson and John Worley Duo
Cafe Bon Vivant
Saturday August 20th 7:30PM
535 Bryant Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301
http://bonvivantcafe.net/
John Worley and Mo-Chi Quartet
Sundays In The Gardens- Arts Festival at Rengstorff House
August 21 2pm
3050 N. Shoreline BLVD
Mountain View, CA 94043
www.r-house.org
650-903-6392
Hedley Club Jazz Jam
Oscar Pangilinan & John Worley Quintet
September7, 7:30-10:30pm
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Hedley Club Jazz Jam
Oscar Pangilinan & John Worley Quintet
September 21, 7:30-10:30pm
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet
Hotel DeAnza - Hedley Club
Saturday September 24, 8:30pm -12:30am
233 West Santa Clara St
San Jose, CA 95113
408-286-1000
http://www.hoteldeanza.com/
Friday, December 10, 2010
Monday, November 01, 2010
John Worley and Morning Nichols Excellent Birthday Adventure Concert
Come celebrate with John Worley and Morning Nichols as they take off on their most excellent birthday adventure. Joining them will be special guests Jim and John Nichols, Celia Malherios, Murray Low, Aaron Lington, Fil Lorenz, Charlie Keagle, Paul VW and other mysterious musical folks. There will cake, champagne, wine, snacks available and a evening of song and musical surprises.
John and Morning have been friends, shared the stage and a musical connection for 30 years. They both love to play Mildred Owens Concert Hall which is intimate, comfortable, has great sound, beautiful art on the walls and a most excellent piano!!! (signed by Mel Torme and and others).
Come and enjoy the musical adventure with John and Morning!
Mildred Owen Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, Ca 94044
www.pacificaperformances.org
order your tickets online
$20 General, $17 Seniors (62+) and Students under 25 with ID. $15 Members $12 Senior/Student Members. Youths and Children under 18 are free...what a deal!!!
John and Morning have been friends, shared the stage and a musical connection for 30 years. They both love to play Mildred Owens Concert Hall which is intimate, comfortable, has great sound, beautiful art on the walls and a most excellent piano!!! (signed by Mel Torme and and others).
Come and enjoy the musical adventure with John and Morning!
Mildred Owen Concert Hall
1220 Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, Ca 94044
www.pacificaperformances.org
order your tickets online
$20 General, $17 Seniors (62+) and Students under 25 with ID. $15 Members $12 Senior/Student Members. Youths and Children under 18 are free...what a deal!!!
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
John's new band The Mo-Chi Quartet
Hi Friends,
For a year or so I have been thinking about going into different directions musically. Don't get me wrong, WorlView has been my heart and soul for the past six years and it's been a total joy. Playing with WorlView at the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, SF Jazz's Stanford Clock Tower series, BoAs, Bleu Ginger, Senzala and the many other venues we performed in has been a dream come true. But now it's time for a change. I've been called restless by a writer or two for my creation of Bari Bari, forays into producing a music series at Senzala and my collaborations with many of the bay area's respected musicians. The Mo-Chi Quartet expresses my desire to dive into new musical territories, revisit the music of my heritage and bring to life the dreams of tomorrow. Like all new endeavors, it is exciting to watch it unfold and grow.
The Mo-Chi Quartet will be playing at the beautiful D'Vine Jazz and Wine on Fri
(9/24) and Sat (9/25). Some of you who have been to D'Vine Jazz and Wine in Morgan Hill are familiar with their reputation for serving outstanding wine and appetizers as well as great LIVE MUSIC. Linda and Ricardo have created the perfect place to sip, nosh, relax and enjoy jazz. It's one of my favorite places and I'm hoping that you will stop by to support such an awesome venue. It is right off the Cochrane Rd. exit from Hwy 101 - a short drive from San Jose, not crowded at that time of the evening!
There is NO cover charge, just a 2 drink minimum. You may enjoy live music in an adult atmosphere (Date night!) and your budget will not suffer!
We'll be playing from 8-11pm each night. We will be performing numbers from our concert material and the Great American Songbook as well.
On Friday, we'll have Murray Low on piano, Ken Okada on bass and Kevin Higuchi on drums.
On Saturday, keyboardist Brian Ho will be sitting in for Murray along with Ken, Kevin and me.
A reminder: D'Vine Jazz and Wine is a 21 and over venue. There is no Cover Charge, only a two drink minimum.
On Sunday 9/26 at City Lights Theater in San Jose, San Jose Jazz Showcase presents The Mo-Chi Quartet. For this concert, we will be playing compositions from members of the group, arrangements of various Japanese folk songs and tunes by writers such as Bob James, Tom Harrell and others. This concert is open to all ages so the kids can come out and experience our music as well. I cannot say enough about exposing the youth of our country to the arts - especially now that so much has been cut from their school budgets. The arts are critical for their development and provide experiences that can be life enhancing - and sometimes even life changing - for young people!
The cover charge is only $15 and just $13 for San Jose Jazz members. Students under 15 get in free when accompanied by a adult. Please visit City Lights website if you'd like to purchase tickets in advance.
In case you are new to this venue, City Lights Theater has a nice feel to it. The background is always different depending on what show is playing at the moment. Acoustics are great and it's an intimate venue, just right for a quartet. I love the way the flugelhorn tone opens up and envelops the room. Almost like it was made for the horn ; )>.........
We hope that you can come out and be a part of something special...........
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet 9/24,25
D'Vine Jazz and Wine
775 Cochrane Rd Suite #100
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-8115
408-779-7755
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet 9/26
City Lights Theater
529S. 2nd St
San Jose, CA
Sunday September 26th 4:00-6:00 pm
tickets: $15 ($13 San Jose jazz members, children under 15 free accompinied by a adult)
City Lights Box Office 408-295-4200
purchase tickets online: www.cltc.org
Jazz Showcase series is brought to you by:
San Jose Jazz Lumina Music Group City Lights Theater
www.sanjosejazz.org www.luminamusicgroup.com www.cltc.org
www.johnworley.com
www.myspace.com/worlview
www.twitter.com/worl
For a year or so I have been thinking about going into different directions musically. Don't get me wrong, WorlView has been my heart and soul for the past six years and it's been a total joy. Playing with WorlView at the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Jose Jazz Festival, SF Jazz's Stanford Clock Tower series, BoAs, Bleu Ginger, Senzala and the many other venues we performed in has been a dream come true. But now it's time for a change. I've been called restless by a writer or two for my creation of Bari Bari, forays into producing a music series at Senzala and my collaborations with many of the bay area's respected musicians. The Mo-Chi Quartet expresses my desire to dive into new musical territories, revisit the music of my heritage and bring to life the dreams of tomorrow. Like all new endeavors, it is exciting to watch it unfold and grow.
The Mo-Chi Quartet will be playing at the beautiful D'Vine Jazz and Wine on Fri
(9/24) and Sat (9/25). Some of you who have been to D'Vine Jazz and Wine in Morgan Hill are familiar with their reputation for serving outstanding wine and appetizers as well as great LIVE MUSIC. Linda and Ricardo have created the perfect place to sip, nosh, relax and enjoy jazz. It's one of my favorite places and I'm hoping that you will stop by to support such an awesome venue. It is right off the Cochrane Rd. exit from Hwy 101 - a short drive from San Jose, not crowded at that time of the evening!
There is NO cover charge, just a 2 drink minimum. You may enjoy live music in an adult atmosphere (Date night!) and your budget will not suffer!
We'll be playing from 8-11pm each night. We will be performing numbers from our concert material and the Great American Songbook as well.
On Friday, we'll have Murray Low on piano, Ken Okada on bass and Kevin Higuchi on drums.
On Saturday, keyboardist Brian Ho will be sitting in for Murray along with Ken, Kevin and me.
A reminder: D'Vine Jazz and Wine is a 21 and over venue. There is no Cover Charge, only a two drink minimum.
On Sunday 9/26 at City Lights Theater in San Jose, San Jose Jazz Showcase presents The Mo-Chi Quartet. For this concert, we will be playing compositions from members of the group, arrangements of various Japanese folk songs and tunes by writers such as Bob James, Tom Harrell and others. This concert is open to all ages so the kids can come out and experience our music as well. I cannot say enough about exposing the youth of our country to the arts - especially now that so much has been cut from their school budgets. The arts are critical for their development and provide experiences that can be life enhancing - and sometimes even life changing - for young people!
The cover charge is only $15 and just $13 for San Jose Jazz members. Students under 15 get in free when accompanied by a adult. Please visit City Lights website if you'd like to purchase tickets in advance.
In case you are new to this venue, City Lights Theater has a nice feel to it. The background is always different depending on what show is playing at the moment. Acoustics are great and it's an intimate venue, just right for a quartet. I love the way the flugelhorn tone opens up and envelops the room. Almost like it was made for the horn ; )>.........
We hope that you can come out and be a part of something special...........
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet 9/24,25
D'Vine Jazz and Wine
775 Cochrane Rd Suite #100
Morgan Hill, CA 95037-8115
408-779-7755
John Worley and the Mo-Chi Quartet 9/26
City Lights Theater
529S. 2nd St
San Jose, CA
Sunday September 26th 4:00-6:00 pm
tickets: $15 ($13 San Jose jazz members, children under 15 free accompinied by a adult)
City Lights Box Office 408-295-4200
purchase tickets online: www.cltc.org
Jazz Showcase series is brought to you by:
San Jose Jazz Lumina Music Group City Lights Theater
www.sanjosejazz.org www.luminamusicgroup.com www.cltc.org
www.johnworley.com
www.myspace.com/worlview
www.twitter.com/worl
Friday, April 02, 2010
April is Jazz Appreciation Month
Hi Friends,
I hope this blog finds you in good health and high spirits. As you can tell by the itinerary below, we've got quite a few events on the books for this month, which brings me to....
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and if you are in the mood to celebrate and enjoy America's original art form in a LIVE music situation, here are some suggestions:
March 31st, Wed - De Anza College "Daddio's" Big Band at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 7th, Wed - Silicon Valley Repertory Jazz Orchestra's "Tribute to Duke Ellington" at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 10th, Sat - John Worley and WorlView 4.0 at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. This one is a special event for Worlview Fans. First 30 people will get a FREE Jazz IS... poster. We are eagerly looking for your support for this evening's event: Your contribution will help us fund the next Worlview CD recording happening on June 13th!
April 13th, Tues - Jazz Jam w/ the John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan Quintet at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. First 15 paid jamming musicians will get a Coupon for free admission to the Fasmania concert on April 14th. **
April 14th, Wed - Fasmania Big Band at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 20th, Tues - Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo Octet "Iluminado'" A Tribute to Ivan Lins at Yoshi's in Jack London Square, Oakland.
April 21st, Wed - San Jose Jazz Orchestra at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 27th, Tues - Jazz Jam w/ the John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan Quintet at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. **
April 28th, Wed - Full Spectrum Jazz at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. This concert will be a fund raiser for the Crittenden Middle School and San Jose Jazz's outreach jazz education programs. *
April 30th, Fri & May 1st, Sat - John Worley and WorlView 4.0 at D'Vine Jazz and Wine in Morgan Hill. 8-11pm. Believe it or not, it is closer than Yoshi's for us South Bay folks - and no parking fees either.. D'Vine Jazz & Wine is one of my favorite places on the planet. Live Jazz & Fine Wine in one place, Heaven!
Please see below for more info regarding the venues and sponsors.
We all would really appreciate your presence, so come out and help us celebrate America's most original art form, JAZZ - especially on April 10th! You need a break for Live Music. It will feed your soul....
Thank You!
John Worley
P.S. We are most grateful to our sponsors for their Kind support for Live Jazz at Senzala's:
* Weds. Night Big Band sponsors - West Valley Music and Dancing Sumo Music
** Jazz Jam sponsors- DM Productions and Dancing Sumo Music
Senzala Restaurant
250 East Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510.238.9200
D'Vine Jazz and Wine
775 Cochrane Road
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-779-7755
Must be 21+
I hope this blog finds you in good health and high spirits. As you can tell by the itinerary below, we've got quite a few events on the books for this month, which brings me to....
April is Jazz Appreciation Month and if you are in the mood to celebrate and enjoy America's original art form in a LIVE music situation, here are some suggestions:
March 31st, Wed - De Anza College "Daddio's" Big Band at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 7th, Wed - Silicon Valley Repertory Jazz Orchestra's "Tribute to Duke Ellington" at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 10th, Sat - John Worley and WorlView 4.0 at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. This one is a special event for Worlview Fans. First 30 people will get a FREE Jazz IS... poster. We are eagerly looking for your support for this evening's event: Your contribution will help us fund the next Worlview CD recording happening on June 13th!
April 13th, Tues - Jazz Jam w/ the John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan Quintet at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. First 15 paid jamming musicians will get a Coupon for free admission to the Fasmania concert on April 14th. **
April 14th, Wed - Fasmania Big Band at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 20th, Tues - Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo Octet "Iluminado'" A Tribute to Ivan Lins at Yoshi's in Jack London Square, Oakland.
April 21st, Wed - San Jose Jazz Orchestra at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. *
April 27th, Tues - Jazz Jam w/ the John Worley and Oscar Pangilinan Quintet at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. **
April 28th, Wed - Full Spectrum Jazz at Senzala Restaurant. 7:30-10:30pm. This concert will be a fund raiser for the Crittenden Middle School and San Jose Jazz's outreach jazz education programs. *
April 30th, Fri & May 1st, Sat - John Worley and WorlView 4.0 at D'Vine Jazz and Wine in Morgan Hill. 8-11pm. Believe it or not, it is closer than Yoshi's for us South Bay folks - and no parking fees either.. D'Vine Jazz & Wine is one of my favorite places on the planet. Live Jazz & Fine Wine in one place, Heaven!
Please see below for more info regarding the venues and sponsors.
We all would really appreciate your presence, so come out and help us celebrate America's most original art form, JAZZ - especially on April 10th! You need a break for Live Music. It will feed your soul....
Thank You!
John Worley
P.S. We are most grateful to our sponsors for their Kind support for Live Jazz at Senzala's:
* Weds. Night Big Band sponsors - West Valley Music and Dancing Sumo Music
** Jazz Jam sponsors- DM Productions and Dancing Sumo Music
Senzala Restaurant
250 East Java Drive
Sunnyvale, CA
Yoshi's Oakland
510 Embarcadero West
Jack London Square
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510.238.9200
D'Vine Jazz and Wine
775 Cochrane Road
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-779-7755
Must be 21+
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
What I Love.....
Hi Friends,
So many people these days only focus on the things in life that are negative. As of late, I've been affected in the same way. I can blame it on so many things but the truth is....Happiness comes from within. We can generate our happiness and lead the fulfilled lives that we all seek.
I need to remember that. Happiness comes from love. Who, what, where and how are what we love...it's different for everyone..These are the things I love.........
I love my wife. Totally without boundries. I love my friends. They are important to my sanity. I love to play with my band. They are the cats I love to play with because they are fine people first and kick ass musicians second. I love to be on stage, talking with the audience as if they were in my living room. I love seeing and hearing young students play and get better from week to week, month to month, year to year.......I love to write music. I also love to tinker on the piano. I love to hike at Rancho San Antonio. I love the way I feel when I'm standing on top of the mountain looking down at where I was and now am.....
I love seeing others around me sharing a laugh, being social and enjoying each others company. I love being able to help a friend in need when times are tough. I love period.
I love once again...period. This is what I need to focus on. I love myself.....The world isn't perfect, but I love living in it.
I remember telling a friend awhile ago that he had to stop calling me so much. Why was that you might ask....it was because all he wanted to share was how someone ripped him off, another person was an asshole, how he got over another person who had screwed him over etc....I told him that I was removing all of the negative influences in my life and if he wanted to stay my friend, he had to think about how I felt. Nothing on his part changed....I cut him loose. I didn't have time for it or him.
To be that true to myself, it's that time again. Time to take back some of my time and spiritual resources. It will set me free to do and be what I feel and that is to do things because I love to do them.
I want myself to know that I am going to play tennis again because that makes happy and fulfilled. I'm also going to continue to write music but more of it. I will have to remove some obstacles in my way from a time perspective but I can because I can control my schedule to make it happen. Because I love to write music and by doing so, I am listening to what my soul wants to express and share with the world.....
I want to dance with my wife Susan because of the smile she has when she is connected to me on the dance floor. The feeling of our beings entertwined into one. Of how it sets our souls free from time and imaginary walls that keep us from doing what we love together.
For those of you who know me.....thank you for your love and patience. I feel the same towards you too. For the negative influences around me....your time has come...I gonna have to cut you....loose....
Thanks for listening.
Worl
So many people these days only focus on the things in life that are negative. As of late, I've been affected in the same way. I can blame it on so many things but the truth is....Happiness comes from within. We can generate our happiness and lead the fulfilled lives that we all seek.
I need to remember that. Happiness comes from love. Who, what, where and how are what we love...it's different for everyone..These are the things I love.........
I love my wife. Totally without boundries. I love my friends. They are important to my sanity. I love to play with my band. They are the cats I love to play with because they are fine people first and kick ass musicians second. I love to be on stage, talking with the audience as if they were in my living room. I love seeing and hearing young students play and get better from week to week, month to month, year to year.......I love to write music. I also love to tinker on the piano. I love to hike at Rancho San Antonio. I love the way I feel when I'm standing on top of the mountain looking down at where I was and now am.....
I love seeing others around me sharing a laugh, being social and enjoying each others company. I love being able to help a friend in need when times are tough. I love period.
I love once again...period. This is what I need to focus on. I love myself.....The world isn't perfect, but I love living in it.
I remember telling a friend awhile ago that he had to stop calling me so much. Why was that you might ask....it was because all he wanted to share was how someone ripped him off, another person was an asshole, how he got over another person who had screwed him over etc....I told him that I was removing all of the negative influences in my life and if he wanted to stay my friend, he had to think about how I felt. Nothing on his part changed....I cut him loose. I didn't have time for it or him.
To be that true to myself, it's that time again. Time to take back some of my time and spiritual resources. It will set me free to do and be what I feel and that is to do things because I love to do them.
I want myself to know that I am going to play tennis again because that makes happy and fulfilled. I'm also going to continue to write music but more of it. I will have to remove some obstacles in my way from a time perspective but I can because I can control my schedule to make it happen. Because I love to write music and by doing so, I am listening to what my soul wants to express and share with the world.....
I want to dance with my wife Susan because of the smile she has when she is connected to me on the dance floor. The feeling of our beings entertwined into one. Of how it sets our souls free from time and imaginary walls that keep us from doing what we love together.
For those of you who know me.....thank you for your love and patience. I feel the same towards you too. For the negative influences around me....your time has come...I gonna have to cut you....loose....
Thanks for listening.
Worl
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