Fabio Rojas

Fabio Rojas, Drummer/Film Composer and Educator based in New York City,
originally from Valencia-Venezuela. Since arriving to the US, Rojas has performed
with artists such as Geri Allen, Grace VanderWaal, Greg Osby Band, Bill Pierce,
Sean Jones, Jon Cowherd, Russ Johnson, Kevin Harris, Terri Lyne Carrington,
Mike Rodriguez, John Lockwood, Lonnie Plaxico, Manuel Valera, David Bixler,
Regina Carter, Rachel Z Hakim, Pepe de Lucia and many others, in venues such
as BU Agganis Arena, Boston Symphony Hall, Daegu Jazz Festival (South
Korea), Lincoln Center (NYC), The Esplanade, Scullers Jazz Club, SXSW, BGSU,
Smoke Jazz Club, TEDx Boston 2010, TEDx Sommerville 2012, RVA Film &
Music Festival, 55 Bar, NAMM, MusikFest.
Fabio Rojas earned his Bachelor of Music with a Dual Major in Performance and
Professional Music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston 14’,
thanks to a scholarship and extreme hard work, where he had the honor of being
mentored by Terri Lyne Carrington and Kim Plainfield. He also earned his
Masters of Music in Jazz Studies at CUNY – Queens College 23’ where he
studied with Michael Mossman.
Rojas has given master classes in Youngstown State University (OH), Jazz St.
Louis (MO), New Tier HS (IL), Berklee College of Music (MA), Lions Township HS
(IL), Kalos Music & Art School (FL), NYC Public schools, Port Washington Public
Schools, Conservatorio Sergei Rachmaninov (Ecuador), UEB Torremar (Ecuador),
among other locations around the globe.
Also, Rojas is committed to share his knowledge with the next generation of
musicians through education in New York City where he resides. He is currently
Faculty at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music where he teaches Drums & Film
Scoring.
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible
to be silent.” – Victor Hugo. Through music you can express greater emotions,
ones that you cannot define with word. As an artist, this is what strives for and
continues to do through his work.
Fabio Rojas plays Zildjian Cymbals, Canopus Drums, Roland, Vater Drumsticks,
and ADV Sound iems exclusively.