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SAXREX SESSIONS Episode 8 - A horn for everyone APGR 2,870 views Trying out the new LC saxophones. Playing the A section of "My One and Only Love" to test these horns. Each horn brought a different side to the melody. Regardless, I tr...
Episode 7 - solo on Mambo Influenciado APGR 2,336 views soloing on Mambo Influenciado with some funny comments from the table closest to the camera. Some latin jazz just for fun... un video para mis amigos latinos.
Episode 6 - Chilingro by Anibal Rojas APGR 2,283 views A tune I composed recently and performed at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia. I think my quartet did a fantastic job considering this is the first time we all played it li...
SAXREX SESSIONS Episode V - Sound concept APGR 5,185 views In this video I briefly go over my sound concept through the whole range of the saxophone into the altissimo. Mouthpiece exercise, long tones, overtone series and strong s...
SAXREX SESSIONS Episode IV - Sax Effects Part II APGR 12,274 views In this video I briefly cover the laughing sax effect, growl, multiphonics and false fingerings. Enjoy!!
SAXREX SESSIONS - Episode III - Sax Effects Part I APGR 7,429 views SAXREX SESSIONS Episode III - Anibal Rojas - a brief intro to half, slap, and flutter tonguing.
SAXREX SESSIONS - Episode II - Jazz Feel APGR 8,070 views Episode II of SAXREX SESSIONS... enjoy!! - a brief introduction to getting a jazz of feel or swing.
Tenor Sax Solo - Juntos (excerpts) -- Anibal Rojas APGR 4,818 views In this clip Caetano (Tano) Rojas makes his stage debut at Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville, PA (He's the one in the elf hat, and he's pretty good for a kindergarten...
EWI solo -- Midnight Zone -- Anibal Rojas APGR 3,330 views "The Midnight Zone" by Anibal Rojas recorded live at Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville, PA. "While living in Valdivia, Chile as a child, I had to cross the river Call...
Quena Sax solos -- Los Andes -- Anibal Rojas APGR 2,239 views "Los Andes" by Anibal Rojas recorded live at Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville, PA. "I came to the U.S. as a teenager and everytime I go back to Chile more has change...

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MY NAME IS ANIBAL ROJAS AND I'M A FREELANCE MUSICIAN, COMPOSER, PRODUCER AND EDUCATOR WHO'S BASED IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. I STARTED THIS CHANNEL IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT MY ADVENTURES AS A SAX PLAYER IN THE MUSIC WORLD INCLUDING PERFORMANCES, LESSONS, INTERVIEWS, ETC...

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anibalrojas.com

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Anibal Rojas is a saxophonist with indigenous roots in a modern world. His is the music of the immigrant, the sound of assimilation and integration, the blending of cultures, classes, and musical traditions.

His debut CD, "Ahkneeball," is the musical interpretation of his life's journey so far -- from Chile to the United States, ("Los Andes, Part I," "Los Andes Part II," and "The Midnight Zone," respectively pay homage to Chile's mountains and it's coast); from child to adult ("Walking"). And what a life it has been.

Born in Chile, Rojas emigrated to the U.S. in his early teens. His parents, fleeing political persecution, bought him a saxophone and signed him up for music lessons to keep him out of trouble. To supplement the family's income -- his father's modest doctoral student stipend -- Rojas spent his summers as a migrant worker in Iowa's cornfields. All the while, he was learning too -- English and music. He scored a full music scholarship auditioning on a horn that was held together with rubber bands and four years later scored a degree in music performance from the University of Iowa.

A classically trained jazz lover, Rojas moved to the East Coast and found work with R&B and funk bands, who appreciated his screaming altissimo and big, colorful sound. He spent a few years touring with oldies R&B groups like Cuba Gooding and the Main Ingredient as well as with funk bands like Skintight and New York Horns. The gigs took him from across the country (The track "Le Montrose" recalls his first trip to L.A.) and halfway around the world, to Morocco where he played for the king.

But all the while, the soundtrack playing in his head was the music of the Andes, voiced on saxophone and on indigenous instruments like the quena, quenacho, and zampona. And while valuing his career as a sideman, he wanted to make music that was his own. Depending on the day -- or what kind of music they heard him playing -- "experts" advised Rojas to make a smooth jazz, Latin jazz, funk, pop, or R&B record. But while in New York, he spent some time with Latin Grammy winner Nestor Torres, who advised him to "just write music that's a reflection of who you are as a person."

And that's exactly what "Ahkneeball" is. To be sure, the recording showcases Rojas' world-class saxophone chops, but it also features his considerable skill on a variety of flutes and indigenous instruments. "This music is a reflection of who I am as an immigrant, as a Chilean, as a U.S. citizen, and as a citizen of the world," Rojas says. "That's how I see myself -- as a citizen of the world. I speak more than one language fluently. I can move comfortably among cultures. And I think my music has those same qualities."

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