Biography
Photo Credits: Niel Levonius
JOHN L. WORLEY JR. is an accomplished trumpet/flugelhorn/post-horn artist and leader of the bands Mo-Chi Quartet, WorlView and Bari Bari.
John has played in many of the Bay Area's creative music ensembles for the last 20+ years. Being adept at a multitude of styles, he has played with national and international artists in Canada, Europe, Central and North America. His band WorlView made its debut performance at the 2004 San Jose Jazz Festival and has played at prestigious venues including the 2007 San Jose Jazz Festival's Smith Dobson's Tribute Stage, 2007 Pacific Northwest tour, and the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2006.
John has played in many of the Bay Area's creative music ensembles for the last 20+ years. Being adept at a multitude of styles, he has played with national and international artists in Canada, Europe, Central and North America. His band WorlView made its debut performance at the 2004 San Jose Jazz Festival and has played at prestigious venues including the 2007 San Jose Jazz Festival's Smith Dobson's Tribute Stage, 2007 Pacific Northwest tour, and the Monterey Jazz Festival in 2006.
John is a member of the music faculty at Stanford University and Hope St. Studios in Mountain View, CA, BMI and a member of AFM Locals 6 and 153.
John's debut CD "WorlView" was released in 2003 on his label, Dancing Sumo Records. He also produced Sebastien Lanson's debut recording "In Transition" on Dancing Sumo Records in 2004.
John's debut CD "WorlView" was released in 2003 on his label, Dancing Sumo Records. He also produced Sebastien Lanson's debut recording "In Transition" on Dancing Sumo Records in 2004.
Performance Credits & Recordings
- San Jose Jazz Winterfest "Tribute to Freddie Hubbard" (2013)
- Mo-Chi Sextet "Miles of Blue" a re-creation of the legendary "Kind of Blue" San Jose Jazz First Friday series (2013)
- Mo-Chi Quartet Jazz Katsu fund raiser for Japan Tsunami relief fund (2012)
- Mo-Chi Sextet "Miles of Blue" a re-creation of the legendary recording "Kind of Blue" Pacifica Performances (2012)
- Mo-Chi Quintet "John Worley Plays Miles Davis" SF Jazz "Hot Plate" series (2012)
- Lila Downs Green Music Center, Sonoma State University (2013)
- Lila Downs Herbst Theater (2012)
- Lila Downs Xlll Latin Grammy Awards Show Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas. Univision (2012)
- Lila Downs "Sabado Gigantes" HP Pavillion San Jose (2012)
- Lila Downs Uptown Theater, Napa (2012)
- Jon Jang and Unbound Chinatown . Asian Improv aRts 25th Anniversary Celebration, Yoshi's SF (2012)
- Debby Boone "Swing This" Paso Robles, CA
- Sebastien Lanson Quintet Studio Pink House (2012)
- Temptations Marin County Fair (2012)
- Bach Stradivarius clinic, Sacramento, CA
- Red Dragon Quintet San Jose Jazz Summerfest (2012)
- San Jose Jazz Winter fest Red Dragon Quintet (2012)
- SF Jazz Hot Plate series presents ” Larry De La Cruz plays Cannonball Adderley” (2012)
- World Premiere “Clementine in the Lower 9” at TheaterWorks, Mountain View, CA (2011)
- Jon Jang and Unbound Chinatown at the 2nd Annual Chinatown Music Festival (2011)
- Three Horns, No Limits – Jazz on Main St, Redwood City featuring Wayne Wallace, Kristen Strom and John Worley (2011)
- WorlView Pac NW tour (2010)
- Bari Bari –SJJ “Jazz at the Improv” series (2010)
- Hedley Club Jazz Jam – co-leader (2010 - present)
- Dave Pell Octet at the San Jose Jazz Festival (2010)
- Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo “Illuminados, a tribute to Ivan Lins” Yoshi’s (2010)
- Tribute to Freddie Hubbard, Yoshi’s (2009)
- Narada Michael Walden "Let The Sunshine In" benefit concert for Christopher Rodriguez. (2009)
- Pete Escovedo Orchestra - San Jose Jazz Festival (2009)
- "Birth of the Cool Revisited" at the 2009 Sunday Jazz at the Improv presented by San Jose Jazz
- Bari Bari at the 2008 Sunday Jazz at the Improv presented by San Jose Jazz
- "Re-Birth of The Cool" project co-leading with Wayne Wallace at the Stanford Jazz Festival in 2006
- Carla Bley/Steve Swallow Big Band and The Jon Jang Seven at the 2005 Monterey Jazz Festival
- West Coast tours with Ed Johnson and Novo Tempo in 2003, 2004 and 2005
- Maria Schneider and Ingrid Jensen at the San Francisco Jazz Festivals Women In Jazz concert series
- Don Byron at the Monterey Jazz Festival 2002
- Stanley Clarke at Yoshi's
- Mel Martin Big Band, Sam Rivers Big Band at the 2001 Stanford Jazz Workshop
- Wayne Shorter Sextet and the Monterey Jazz Festival Chamber Orchestra at the 2000 Monterey Jazz Festival
