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Alvaro Rojas

Alvaro Rojas is a guitarist, composer and educator based in Vancouver B.C. As a guitarist he has been a regular performer with local pop, r’n’b, and free improv artists, as well as leading his own Alvaro Rojas Trio a​nd the dub reggae band B​ig Buck.

A​s a composer, Alvaro has had his works performed by many of Canada’s finest new music groups, including the Turning Point Ensemble, Aventa Ensemble and the Microcosmos String Quartet. He has written music for choir, big band, orchestra and various chamber groups, and has scored 15 short films. His passion for many types of music is synthesized in the trio’s recent recording, Gala, which brings a broad range of influences together in the familiar guitar/bass/drums trio setting. From free improv to fully through composed studio creations; jazz, surf, rock, and influences all speak together in a style that sounds like Nels Cline meets Zappa.

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Alvaro Rojas: Music for 22

Read "Music for 22" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Whether it was an unintentional or deliberate act, Alvaro Rojas' Music for 22 creates a perfect movie soundtrack. It is just that the film has yet to be made. His approach is to blend a string quartet both with his electric and resonator guitars, varying the scenarios and emotions as if he were scoring a film. Rojas is a Canadian guitarist based in Vancouver B.C. with a diverse resume from pop, rock, and jazz, writing music for small ...

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Music for 22

Self Produced
2023

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Gran Kasa

Self Produced
2020

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Gala

Unknown label
2015

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Little Bell

From: Gran Kasa
By Alvaro Rojas

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