Carmine Rojas
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Carmine Rojas | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 14, 1953 Brooklyn, New York City |
| Occupation(s) | Bass player, musical director, composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, keyboards |
Carmine Rojas is a bass guitarist, musical director, composer, and producer, born February 14, 1953, in Brooklyn, NY.
Rojas toured the world with David Bowie from 1983–1987, recording bass on several multi-platinum hits such as Let’s Dance, China Girl, Modern Love and Blue Jean.
He recorded and toured with Rod Stewart as a musical director and bass guitarist from 1988 through 2003. One of the multiple albums recorded during that time includes the MTV multi-platinum live CD and DVD, ’Unplugged and Seated’. He also co-wrote songs on the albums Vagabond Heart and Spanner in the Works, and co-produced the album Human(Extended Version).
He has also recorded, toured and played alongside Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Keith Richards, Stevie Wonder, Ron Wood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, BB King, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, Peter Frampton, Al Green, Carly Simon, Ian Anderson, Paul Rodgers, John Waite, Steve Winwood, Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Julian Lennon (Musical Director/Bassist), John Hiatt, Carole King, Beth Hart, Bobby Womack, Sam Moore, Billy Squire, Olivia Newton John, Brandy, Michael Hutchence, Bernard Fowler, Blondie Chaplin, Stevie Salas, Billy Gibbons, Leslie West, Joe Lynn Turner, Carlos Santana, Todd Rundgren, LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Michael Bolton, Ivan Neville, Allen Toussaint, Phil Ramone, Kevin Shirley, Trevor Horn, Charlie Sexton, Jewel, Dave Mason, Mike Patton, Glenn Hughes, Nektar, Tetsuya Komuro, Hitomi, Ziroq, Modern Primitives, Simranking, Sass Jordan, and many others.
Rojas is currently recording and touring with blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. He started in 2005 with the recording of ‘You and Me’, and has continued to date, culminating in 5 studio CDs, in addition to ‘Live From Nowhere in Particular’ and the DVD ‘Live from Royal Albert Hall’.
References
External links
- Carmine Rojas discography at Discogs
