Name: Fabio Rojas

From: Valencia, Venezuela

I started teaching music in… 2005

I started teaching at the Conservatory in… 2019

My inspiration: My Family.

Few people know that I… Love cars.

Education: B.M. in Performance & Professional Music, Berklee College of Music ’14; 

M.M. in Jazz Studies, CUNY Queens College ’23.

I play and teach: Drums/Percussion/Music Technology.

My other artistic/musical endeavors: Fabio Rojas Quintet, Greg Osby Band, David Bixler, Kevin Harris, Sara Ontaneda.

Fabio Rojas, Drummer, Film Composer & Educator based in New York City, originally from Valencia, Venezuela. Since arriving to the US , Rojas has performed with artists such as Geri Allen, Greg Osby Band, Grace VanderWaal,  Pepe de Lucia, Bill Pierce, Terri Lyne Carrington, Sean Jones, Kevin Harris, John Lockwood, Nino de los Reyes, Manuel Valera, Paula Champion, Mike Rodriguez, Pablo Menares, Jason Palmer, Jon Cowherd, Regina Carter, Rachel Z Hakim, David Bixler, Gregg August and in venues such as SXSW, Daegu Jazz Festival, Smoke Jazz Club,  Lincoln Center, BU Agganis Arena, Boston Symphony Hall, Scullers Jazz Club, MusikFest, NAMM, RIFF, among many others. Fabio earned his Bachelor of Music with a Dual Major in Performance and Professional Music at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, thanks to a scholarship and extreme hard work. There he had the honor of being mentored by Terri Lyne Carrington and Kim Plainfield. He also earned his Masters of Music in Jazz Studies (Magna Cum Laude) at CUNY – Queens College 23’ where he studied with Michael Mossman. Fabio Rojas plays Vater Drumsticks, Zildjian cymbals, Roland, Canopus drums and ADV Sound iem’s exclusively.