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Carmine Rojas
Carmine Rojas
	Carmine Rojas on five-string bass
Background information
Born	February 14, 1953 (age 71); Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Bass player, musical director, composer, record producer
Instrument(s)	Bass, keyboards
Years active	1972–present

Carmine Rojas (born February 14, 1953) is an American bass guitarist, musical director and composer. His musical styles include rock, R&B, funk, and jazz.

Music career

Early years, as sideman

Born in Brooklyn, Rojas toured the world with David Bowie from 1983 through 1987, playing bass on "Let's Dance", "China Girl", "Modern Love" and "Blue Jean".^[1] Live DVDs include Serious Moonlight (1983) and Glass Spider (1987).

He recorded and toured with Julian Lennon as a musical director and bassist from 1985–1986.

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 A Spanner in the Works.

Carmine has also recorded, toured and played alongside Tina Turner, Keith Richards, Stevie Wonder, Ron Wood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, Peter Frampton, Al Green, Carly Simon, Ian Anderson, Paul Rogers, Noel Gallagher, John Waite, Steve Winwood, Billy Joel, Herbie Hancock, Lee Ritenour, Julian Lennon^[2] (Musical Director/Bassist), Richie Sambora, Robert Randolph, Joe Don Rooney, Trace Adkins, Nancy Wilson, John Hiatt, Carole King, Beth Hart, Bobby Womack, Sam Moore, Billy Squier, Rob Hyman & Eric Bazilian, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Hutchence, Bernard Fowler, Blondie Chaplin, Billy Gibbons, Leslie West, Joe Lynn Turner, Carlos Santana, Todd Rundgren, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, Michael Bolton, Ivan Neville, Allen Toussaint, Phil Ramone, Kevin Shirley, Trevor Horn, Charlie Sexton, Jewel, Brandy, Dave Mason, Mike Patton, Glenn Hughes, Nektar, Belouis Some, Tetsuya Komuro, Hitomi, Ziroq, Modern Primitives, Simranking, Sass Jordan, Alphaville and others.

Ziroq

"Ziroq"

Excerpt of the track "Ziroq" off Ziroq, displaying the use of multiple world styles including flamenco and Middle Eastern percussion.

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in 1998, Rojas with Rock / Flamenco guitarist Marcos Nand sang lead vocals in both Spanish and English The both arranging & composing, formed the band Ziroq in Los Angeles. The band blends Spanish, rock, flamenco, and other eastern European influences. In 2001 the band released the full-length album Ziroq. David Beamish of DVDActive praised the "fiery, passionate performances."^[3] A review by Mark Schwartz stated, "On their self-titled debut, Middle Eastern percussion, violin, and flamenco guitars take the fore, in counterpoint to Nand's smoky vocals."

In support of the album the band performed throughout the west coast,^[4] appearing at the Whole Earth Festival in April 2002.^[5] The 2002 Putamayo World Music compilation Regueton, the Ziroq track "Que Peña," peaked at #11 on the Tropical/Salsa chart at Billboard.^[6]

Discography

With Alphaville

Afternoons in Utopia (Atlantic Records, 1986)

With Martin Briley

Dangerous Moments (Mercury Records, 1984)

With Joe Bonamassa

You & Me (J&R Adventures, 2006)
Sloe Gin (J&R Adventures, 2007)
The Ballad of John Henry (J&R Adventures, 2009)
Black Rock (J&R Adventures, 2010)
Dust Bowl (J&R Adventures, 2011)
Driving Towards the Daylight (Provogue Records, 2012)
Different Shades of Blue (Provogue Records, 2014)

With David Bowie

Let's Dance (EMI, 1983)
Tonight (EMI, 1984)
Never Let Me Down (EMI, 1987)

With Bernard Fowler

Friends With Privileges (Sony, 2006)

With Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa

Don't Explain (J&R Adventures, 2011)
Seesaw (J&R Adventures, 2013)

With Nona Hendryx

Nona Hendryx (Epic Records, 1977)
Nona (RCA Records, 1983)

With Sass Jordan

Rats (Impact Records, 1994)

With Labelle

Pressure Cookin' (RCA Records, 1973)
Phoenix (Epic Records, 1975)
Chameleon (Epic Records, 1976)

With Julian Lennon

Valotte (Atlantic Records, 1984)
The Secret Value of Daydreaming (Atlantic Records, 1986)

With Dave Mason

26 Letters - 12 Notes (Sony, 2008)
Future's Past (Something Music, 2014)

With Ryan McGarvey

Heavy Hearted (Forward, 2018)

With Charlie Sexton

Charlie Sexton (MCA Records, 1989)

With Billy Squier

Tell the Truth (Capitol Records, 1993)

With Rod Stewart

Vagabond Heart (Warner Bros. Records, 1991)
A Spanner in the Works (Warner Bros. Records, 1995)

With Steve Taylor

On the Fritz (Sparrow Records, 1985)

With Tina Turner

Foreign Affair (Capitol Records, 1989)

With John Waite

Mask of Smiles (EMI, 1985)

References

^ "Joe Bonamassa - About Joe Bonamassa and Band". Jbonamassa.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
^ Valotte (Inner sleeve). Julian Lennon. Charisma, Universal Music Group. 1984. JLLP 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Beamish, David. "Ziroq - Ziroq (HK - DVD)". DVDActive. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
^ Tarquin, Brian (July 10, 2008). "Shredding the Rumba - Marcos Flan". Premier Guitar. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
^ Roberts, Ian (August 14, 2002). "Rojas, Kentis and Jacoby feature on new DVD". Rod Stewart Fan Club. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
^ "Rumba Flamenco". AllMusic. 2002. Retrieved 2014-05-25.