Notes From An Artist

A Conversation with Bassist Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Joe Bonamassa, Rod Stewart, LaBelle, Julian Lennon, John Waite)

May 14, 2021 David C Gross and Tom Semioli Season 1 Episode 1
Notes From An Artist
A Conversation with Bassist Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Joe Bonamassa, Rod Stewart, LaBelle, Julian Lennon, John Waite)
Show Notes


Among the most in-demand, versatile session cats since the late 1970’s, Carmine Rojas’ credits on stage and on record span David Bowie, Tina Turner, Joe Bonamassa, Carlos Santana, Nona Hendryx, Ian Neville, Allen Toussaint, Paul Rogers, Rod Stewart, John Waite, Carly Simon, and Herbie Hancock to cite a very, very select few. A composer, producer, musical director (Rod Stewart, Julian Lennon), master of fretless, traditional four, and extended range bass, Carmine’s canon traverses rock, funk, rhythm & blues, jazz, soul, and hip-hop and permutations thereof. With host David C. Gross and Know Your Bass Player “honcho” Tom Semioli.

Here is our playlist of tunes we played during the radio show

Carmine Rojas Playlist