John D. Rojak

John D. Rojak, bass trombone, joined the American Brass Quintet in 1991 and is in residence at Juilliard and the Aspen Music Festival. He is a member of the New York Pops, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Iris, Orchestra Lumos, Little Orchestra Society, and Riverside Symphony. He has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orpheus, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, and many international ballet companies. Active in the commercial field, he played the 16-year Broadway run of Les Misérables, the shows Sugar Babies and The Producers, recordings for film, television, and jingles. He has performed with Metallica, Peter Gabriel, and Styx and had the honor of performing music for two Popes--Pope Francis in Madison Square Garden, and Pope John Paul II in both Central Park and St. Patrick's Cathedral. As a soloist, he has released “Rojak Rocks” on Navona Records, “The Romantic Bass Trombone” on MMC Records and is featured on “Bass Hits, the Bass Trombone Concerti of Eric Ewazen” on Albany Records. Rojak has given master classes throughout North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia. In addition to Juilliard and Aspen, he serves as artist/faculty of the Colorado College Summer Music Festival and Stony Brook University. Rojak plays a custom Rath R9 bass trombone and an AR Resonance mouthpiece.