Free Admission
GLENDALE NOON CONCERTS
Every First & Third Wednesday at 12:10-12:40 pm,
has returned to live performances
in the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church!
RELAX DURING YOUR LUNCH HOUR WITH LIVE MUSIC
On Wednesday APRIL 2, 2025
at 12:10 -12:40 pm PT
the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program
will be performed live in the Sanctuary of Glendale City Church.
610 E. California Ave Glendale, CA 91206
PARKING INFO:
https://glendalecitychurch.org/location
Glendale Noon Concerts 4/2/25
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
JAZZ DUO
MORGAN JONES- piano
SCOTT WORTHINGTON - bass
The concert video has been cached on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07yv-k52q_I
Set List:
Larry - Morgan Jones
SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ARTIST BIOS:
STILL AVAILABLE! Watch
previous Glendale Noon Concerts streamed concerts
(April 2020-February 1, 2023):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAfaPgGGMw&list=PLms1LJpnTpJzK7Yf6ryh2zyFMlkl7qC2z
Read about the previous programs:
http://glendalenoonconcerts.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1392039718891424
Preview of the next concert:
Wednesday APRIL 16, 2025
at 12:10-12:40 pm PT
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Philip Vaiman -violin
Chika Inoue – saxophone
Brendan White - piano
Performer bios:
Morgan Jones is a multi-instrumentalist performer, composer and educator with degrees from The Juilliard School and USC Thornton School of Music, where he studied both piano and saxophone. He teaches piano students of all levels through his private studio, while continuing to perform, record and compose in multiple genres. Free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman mentored and prepared Morgan to be his replacement as the alto sax soloist for the world premiere of “Concerto for Ornette,” composed by Mr. Coleman’s longtime friend Carman Moore. The New York Times favorably reviewed Morgan’s performance at Alice Tully Hall, which Mr. Coleman attended. Morgan had the honor of playing tenor sax with Aretha Franklin at the Oracle Arena during her historic final tour of California. He can be heard on baritone sax on Panic! At the Disco’s album Pray for the Wicked, including the 4x-platinum single “High Hopes.” Morgan is currently the jazz pianist for the American Contemporary Ballet. He served for several years as the gospel choir director, pianist and organist for Hamilton United Methodist Church and Faith UMC. He regularly plays with funk band Scary Pockets as well as their sister band Pomplamoose, and is a longtime collaborator of singer-songwriter Heather Porcaro. He and Tamir Hendelman often play as a piano duo, presenting original arrangements of Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. He has played with a host of other jazz luminaries including Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Curtis Fuller, Peter Erskine, Cyrus Chestnut, Jimmy Heath, and Jimmy Cobb. He has performed at the Apollo Theater, Blue Note Jazz Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Catalina’s, the Blue Whale, Carnegie Hall, and many others. His TV and movie credits include American Idol, The Voice, Glee, N.C.I.S, 10 Things I Hate About You and Burlesque. His original compositions are featured in the indie thriller Mojave, starring Oscar Isaac. Morgan’s passion for music education began at Juilliard, where he studied music pedagogy with Dr. Ed Bilous and taught in New York City public schools through the Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship. As co-chair of the Music and Medicine Initiative with Weill Cornell, he also led symposia on synesthesia, performance anxiety, and perfect pitch. His piano mentors include Tamir Hendelman, Frank Kimbrough, Daniel Pollack, Sergey Smilansky, Alan Pasqua, Russ Ferrante, and Mark Levine.
Scott Worthington enjoys a diverse career as a musician in Los
Angeles. A
Scott Worthington enjoys a diverse
career as a musician based in Los Angeles. A "masterful and
transfixing" bassist (NewMusicBox), he
performs as a soloist, in orchestras and recording studios, and with
improvisors and chamber groups. As a performer-composer, his albums have
garnered critical acclaim. Prism was named one of The New Yorker's most notable classical albums of
2015 and called "as bewitching as it is original" by Alex Ross.
Scott's other releases have been praised by The New York Times ("continually
surprises and delights with tiny, glittering events") and the National Sawdust Log ("quietly
gripping"). He has received commissions from the Library Foundation of Los
Angeles, Loadbang, the Isaura String Quartet, the Byrne:Kozar Duo, Synchromy,
and numerous soloists.
As an electronic musician, Scott has performed at the Ojai Music Festival, on the wasteLAnd and People Inside Electronics concert series, and created software for performances of music ranging from Lucier to Boulez. His own compositions and solo concerts make frequent use of electronic sound and live computer processing. As a recording engineer and producer, his work can be heard on Bridge, Microfest, Innova, Orenda, and Populist Records. Scott's current projects focus on improvisation with custom software in a duo with Christopher Burns and his own system Cassini.
He is the principal bassist of the Redlands Symphony and teaches at the University of Redlands Conservatory of Music and Cal State LA. Scott studied at the Eastman School of Music with James VanDemark and the University of California San Diego
