Marcus Rojas


Marcus Rojas 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. His early influences included Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colón, and uncles who played percussion and trombone. He began on trombone at elementary school, then changed to tuba in junior high school. He went on to attend the High School of Music & Art in New York, and studied further at the New England Conservatory.

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, and the Metropolitan Opera."
Rojas formed the trio Spanish Fly with Steve Bernstein and Dave Tronzo in 1989. He has also worked with the American Symphony Orchestra, Foetus, Sly & Robbie, and John Zorn.
He has taught at New York University, State University of New York at Purchase, and Brooklyn College.

Discography

As co-leader

With Bob Belden
With David Byrne
With Thomas Chapin
With Dave Douglas
With Spanish Fly
  • 1994 Rags to Britches
  • 1996 Fly by Night
With Sting
  • 2009 If on a Winter's Night...
  • 2010 Symphonicities
  • 2013 The Last Ship
With They Might Be Giants
  • 2004 Indestructible Object
  • 2011 Album Raises New And Troubling Questions
With Henry Threadgill
  • Too Much Sugar for a Dime
  • Carry the Day
  • Makin' a Move
With Loudon Wainwright III
With Victor Wooten
With John Zorn
With others