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American musician
Marcus Rojas
Rojas in 2007
Born (1963-02-23 ) February 23, 1963 (age 61) New York City, New York, U.S.Genres
Jazz , classical, chamber music Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Tuba
Musical artist
Marcus Rojas (born February 23, 1963) is an American
tubist from New York City.
Early life
Rojas was born in New York City on February 23, 1963, and grew up in
Red Hook, Brooklyn .
[1] His early influences included
Eddie Palmieri ,
Willie Colón , and uncles who played percussion and trombone.
[1] He began on trombone at elementary school, then changed to tuba in junior high school.
[1] At age 15, Rojas began lessons with tubist
Samuel Pilafian .
[2] He went on to attend the
High School of Music & Art in New York, and studied further at the
New England Conservatory .
[1]
Career
"After graduation, he moved back to New York and started to work with a wide variety of musicians in different settings, including bassist
Charlie Haden 's Liberation Music Orchestra, composer-saxophonist
Henry Threadgill 's Very Very Circus, trumpeter
Lester Bowie 's Brass Fantasy."
[1] He has played in the orchestras of the
Metropolitan Opera and the
New York City Ballet .
[3]
Rojas formed the trio
Spanish Fly with
Steven Bernstein and
David Tronzo in 1989.
[3] He has also worked with the
American Symphony Orchestra ,
Foetus ,
Sly & Robbie , and
John Zorn .
[4]
He has taught at
New York University ,
State University of New York at Purchase , and
Brooklyn College .
[1]
Discography
As co-leader
As sideman
With
Bob Belden
1991 Straight to My Heart: The Music of Sting
2001 Black Dahlia
With
David Byrne
With
Thomas Chapin
With
Dave Douglas
With
Spanish Fly
1994 Rags to Britches
1996 Fly by Night
With
Sting
With
They Might Be Giants
With
Henry Threadgill
With
Loudon Wainwright III
With
Victor Wooten
2012 Sword & Stone
2012 Words & Tones
With
John Zorn
With others
1987 No Dummies Allowed ,
Charlie Persip
1991
Spirit of Nuff...Nuff ,
Very Very Circus
1996 Mundo Civilizado ,
Arto Lindsay
1996
Gravity!!! ,
Howard Johnson and Gravity
1999 Hold the Elevator ,
Orange Then Blue
2000 Muy Divertido! ,
Marc Ribot
2001
Songs I Heard ,
Harry Connick Jr.
2003
Alegría ,
Wayne Shorter
2004
Lake Biwa ,
Wadada Leo Smith
2004 While the Music Lasts ,
Jesse Harris
2008 Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace ,
Yo-Yo Ma
2009 Arrow ,
Clare & the Reasons
2009 Declaration ,
Donny McCaslin
2009 Tattoos & Mushrooms ,
Steven Bernstein
2009
Trombone Tribe ,
Roswell Rudd
2010 Girls Need Attention ,
Richard Julian
2010 Heavy Dreaming ,
Ryan Keberle
2011 The Gaddabouts ,
The Gaddabouts
2012 Manhattan Jazz Orchestra Plays Disney , Manhattan Jazz Orchestra
2016
Stranger to Stranger ,
Paul Simon
[5]
References
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a
b
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d
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f Suzuki, Yoko (2015), Rojas, Marcus , Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press,
doi :
10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276393
^
"Sam composed by Cole Davis - YouTube" . www.youtube.com .
Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^
a
b Kennedy, Gary W. (2003), Rojas, Marcus (jazz) , Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press,
doi :
10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J680300
^ Layne, Joslyn.
"Marcus Rojas" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2018 .
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"Marcus Rojas | Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 5, 2018 .
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