Currículum Vitae
Rodrigo Parejo - Creative Flutist / Improviser / Composer / Educator / Researcher
www.rodrigoparejo.com
rodrigoparejo@gmail . com
EDUCATION
2023 Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz (Spain). Master's in Secondary Education Teacher Training".
2023 Professional Conservatory "Hermanos Berzosa", Cáceres, Spain. Professional Degree Electric Bass.
2022 Universidad de Cádiz, Spain. Master's in Flamenco Investigation and Analysis.
2014 Traditional Indonesian music, dance and culture studies (Ministery of Education and Culture of Indonesia). Institute of Arts Indonesia, Surakarta (Indonesia).
2009 Royal Conservatory of Music, The Hague, The Netherlands Master Degree of Arts in Jazz Flute Performance (qualification: 9).
2007 Royal Conservatory of Music, The Hague, The Netherlands Bachelor of Arts in Jazz Flute Performance (qualification: 9 with Distinction).
2007 Royal Conservatory of Music, The Hague, The Netherlands Studies Jazz Flute Pedagogy.
2002 Professional Conservatory of Music ‘Esteban Sánchez’, Spain. Professional Degree of Music in Classical Flute Performance.
COURSES
2009 Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music. Banff Centre of Arts, Banff (Canada). Director: Dave Douglas. Faculty: Joshua Redman, Tony Malaby, Ben Street, Adam Benjain, Don Byron, Matt Penmann, David Gilmore, Clarence Penn, Edmar Castañeda, Mashall Gilkes, Dafnis Prieto.
2011 SIM Norway Intensive/Real Time Symposium. Center for Improvisation - CIM, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo (Norway). Director: Ralph Alessi. Faculty: John Christensen, Sidsel Endrensen, Mark Helias, Ivar Grydeland.
2010 SIM Winter intensive session. Center for Improvisation - CIM - Long Island University Brooklyn, New York (US). Director: Ralph Alessi. Faculty: Andy Milne, Trevor Dunn, Tony Malaby, Andrew D'Angelo, Jason Moran, John Hebert, John Hollenbeck, Tyshawn Sorey.
2012 Traditional Cambodian music, dance and culture studies. Phare Ponleu Selpak. Battambang (Cambodia)
2003-2009 Masterclasses Royal Conservatory The Hague (The Netherlands). Faculty: Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Peter Erskine, Barry Harris, Steve Coleman, Steve Davis, Robert Dick, James Spaulding, Houston Pearson, Brandford Marsalid, Harry Sokal, Dave Valentin among others.
1999-2002 Escuela de Música Creativa / Escuela Popular, Madrid (Spain). Studies with Bobby Martinez, Guillermo McGill or Juanma Barroso among others.
NOTABLE TEACHERS AND MENTORS
Flute Wieke Kasten, Thies Roorda
Jazz John Ruocco, Hein van de Geyn, Dave Douglas, Ralph Alessi, Bobby Martínez, Eric Vloeimans
Composition Hein van de Geyn
Music Theory Stefaan Debevere
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
Phil Woods, Norma Winstone, Alex Sipiagin, Steve Thornton, Nicole Mitchell, Peni Candrarini, Han Bennink, Michael Moore, Tristan Hotzinger, Eric Vloeimans, John Ruocco, Lewis Pragasam, Sri Hanuraga, Butch Morris, John Thomas, London Improvisers Orchestra, Royal Improvisers Orchestra, The Hague Ethospheric Orchestra (THEO), Yuri Honing, Anton Goudsmith, Riza Arshad “Simak Dialog”, Michal Vanoucek, Saray Muñoz, Israel Cerreduela, Pol Vaquero, Saúl Quirós, Lucky Losada, Antonio Sánchez, Rianto, Mao Arata, Lázara López “Cachao”, Bobby Martínez, Bunghar Khan Company, DJ Maestro, Lucía Ruibal, Javier Moreno, Marta Sánchez or Javier Galiana among others.
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2024 Ubud Village Jazz Festival, Bali (Indonesia); Keroncong Festival, Surakata (Indonesia); Crossing Borders Esplanade Theater (Singapore).
2023 Crossing Borders Program Esplanade Theater (Singapore); AsiaTri Dance Festival, Yogyakarta (Indonesia); Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Bali (Indonesia); KABA Festival, Sumatra (Indonesia).
2022 Ngayogjazz Festival, Yogyakarta, Java (Indonesia); Crossing Borders Program Esplanade Theater (Singapore); Festival Flamenco Esplanade Theater (Singapore), Solo Performing Arts Festival, Surakarta, Java (Indonesia); Banjarmasin Performing Arts Festival, Banjarmasin, Borneo (Indonesia); AsiaTri Dance Festival, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Payung Arts Festival, Surakarta (Indonesia).
2019 Ngayogjazz Festival, Yogyakarta, Java (Indonesia); Payung Arts Festival, Prambanan Temple (Indonesia); Publika Jazz Festival, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); MURFEST Asia's Premier Wellness Experience Festival, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); Padang Indian Ocean Music Festival, Sumatra (Indonesia); Toraja International Festival, Celebes Island (Indonesia).
2018 Rainforest World Music Festival, Borneo (Malaysia); Ngayogjazz Festival, Yogyakarta, Java (Indonesia); Crossing Borders Program Esplanade Theater (Singapore); Festival Flamenco (Singapore); AsiaTri Dance Festival, Yogyakarta (Indonesia); Borobudur International Arts and Performance Festival, Borobudur temple (Indonesia); Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Bali (Indonesia); Southborneo Art Festival, Borneo (Indonesia); Bimhuis, Amsterdam (The Netherlands); Kota Kinabal Jazz Festival, Borneo (Malaysia); Samosir Island Jazz Festival, Sumatra (Indonesia).
2017 Ubud Village Jazz Festival, Bali (Indonesia); Crossing Borders Program Esplanade Theater (Singapore); No Black Tie residency, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
2016 Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria); Solo International Performing Arts Festival, Surakarta, Java (Indonesia); Prambanan Jazz Heritage Prambanan Temple (Indonesia); The Sound of Silence Film Festival, The Hague (The Netherlands).
2015 Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria); Dias Latinos Festival, Amersfoort (The Netherlands); Instituto Cervantes, Utrecht (The Netherlands); Orgelpark, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Esplendor, Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
2014 Bratislava Jazz Days (Slovakia); North Sea Round Town Festival, Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria).
2012 North Sea Round Town Festival, Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
2011 Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria), Jazzycolors Festival, Paris (France); Schnittpunkte Festival - Chillijazz Festival, Burgeland (Austria); Holland Dance Parade, The Hague (The Netherlands), Trytone Festival, Amsterdam (The Netherlands); Cafe Oto, London (United Kingdom).
2007 North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam (The Netherlands).
2003 North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague (The Netherlands); Steve Reich Festival, Amsterdam (The Netherlands);
RECENT WORKS AND PERFORMANCES
Rainforest World Music Festival - Origen (flamenco ensemble) - 2018
The Java Spring (solo performance) at: Borobudur International Festival - 2019, Payung Festival Indonesia (Prambaran Temple, Yogyakarta) - 2019, Jifolk Festival (Central Java) - 2019, Ubud Writers Festival (Bali, Indonesia) - 2018, MURFEST (Malaysia) - 2018,...
Flutist of The Hague Ethospheric Orchestra (Netherlands) , feat. Norma Winstone, Alex Sipiagin, ... performances at Spui Theater (The Hague, The Netherlands) - 2009-2014
Flutist of Royal Improviser Orchestra (Netherlands). Performances at Bimhuis (Amsterdam), ...(feat. Han Bennink, Michael Moore, London Improvisers Orchestra...)
Esplanade Theatre Singapore - Crossing Borders with Flamenco sin Fronteras and Alberto Marín Trio - 2017, Soundtracks - duo performance (Concourse) - 2018
Bratislava Jazz Days Festival (Slovakia) - ‘As guests quintet’ - 2014
Vienna Flamenco Festival (Austria). Performances with Flaco de Nerja, Saray Muñoz, Israel Cerreduela, Antonio Sánchez, Lucky Losada, Saúl Quirós, Lucía Ruibal,...- 2011, 2016, 2017
North Sea Jazz Festival performing with American jazz legend saxophonist Phil Woods at the project- ‘Phil Woods & Strings’ - 2005, and big band arrangement performed by ‘Big Band Royal
Conservatory’ (director: John Ruocco) - 2007
Steve Reich Festival, Bimhuis (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Performance with Royal Conservatory Big Band (director: John Ruocco) - 2003
Resident musician at No Black Tie (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), performing with John Thomas, Lewis Pragasam, DJ Maestro,,...- feb-jun 2017
Instituto Cervantes Utrecht (Netherlands). Rodrigo Parejo flamenco trio - 2015
European Tours with Projekt Z at Jazzycolors Festival, Paris (France) - 2011, Jazzdock (Prague, Czech Rep.), Soundstation (Belgium),...
LEADER/COMPOSER/FLUTIST/FOUNDER
2003-present Rodrigo Parejo Quartet
2016-present Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring"
2020-present Rodrigo Parejo "Rituals"
2018-present Rodrigo Parejo "Cuarteto Mundo"
2022-present Rodrigo Parejo "Lotus Trio"
SELECTED MUSIC COLLABORATIONS (Projects)
2020-2022 BLOOM (composer, arranger, musical director, performer)
2017-present Alberto Marín group
2014-present Sambayá
2007-2015 Anna Mikhailova ensembles
ORCHESTRA / BIG ENSAMBLES WORK (flute)
2013 The Hague Ethospheric Orchestra (THEO), The Hague (The Netherlands)
2009 Royal Improvisers Orchestra (RIO), Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
2010 London Improvisers Orchestra (LIO), London (United Kingdom)
2010 Butch Morris Orchestra. The Hague (The Netherlands)
2003 Phil Woods & Strings. Royal Conservatory String Orchestra. The Hague (The Netherlands)
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (flute)
Modelo 62 & Monotak. Esplendor. Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
Anna Mikhailova ensemble. The Hague, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
BIG BAND (flute)
2009 Daniel Jamieson Big Band (directed by Daniel Jamieson), Banff (Canada)
2007 Royal Conservatory Big Band (directy by John Ruocco). The Hague (The Netherlands).
2008 KC Big Band (directed by Jim McNeely). The Hague (The Netherlands).
2008 KC Big Band (directed by Joan Reinders) The Hague (The Netherlands).
2003 KC Big Band (directed by John Ruocco). Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
2003 Escuela Popular de Música (directed by Bobby Martinez). Madrid (Spain). 2003
FLAMENCO ENSEMBLE (flute)
Flaco de Nerja Group (feat. Saray Muños & Israel Cerreduela). Flamenco Festival Vienna (Austria) - 2011
Flaco de Nerja Group (feat. Roberto Lorente) - Trens Festival - Austria
Alberto Marín Group. Esplanade Theater Singapore (Singapore) - 2018
FLAMENCO ENSAMBLE WITH DANCE (flute)
Flaco de Nerja Group (feat. Pol Vaquero, Antonio Sánchez, Lucky Losada & Saúl Quirós) "in memoriam Paco de Lucía). Festival Flamenco Vienna (Austria) -
Flaco de Nerja Group (feat. Lucía Ruibal). "Bailaoras" - Austria
Alberto Marin Group "ORIGEN" (feat. Cristina , Javier , Abraham Sánchez, el Indio). Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center, Philipines. - 2017
SOLO PERFORMANCES (flute, voice, electronics, percussions)
Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring". Solo International Performing Arts Festival (SIPA), Surakarta (Indonesia) - 2022
Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring". Banjarmasin International Performing Arts Festival (BIPA), Borneo. (Indonesia) - 2023
Rodrigo Parejo "Rituals"
VOCAL MUSIC (flute)
Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring" & Peni Candrarini. Solo International Performing Arts Festival (SIPA), Surakarta (Indonesia) - 2016
DANCE PERFORMANCES (flute, voice, percussions and electronics)
Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring" (feat. Rianto). Java, Indonesia (2024)
Rodrigo Parejo "The Java Spring" (feat. Agus Margiyanto & Enno Sulistyarini). Payung Festival, Indonesia (2022), Asiatri Dance Festival, Indonesia (2023)
Rodrigo Parejo "Rituals" (feat. Rianto & Dwi Wahyuni). Asiatri Dance Festival. Java, Indonesia (2022)
Ana Baigorri Dance Group. Día Internacional de la Danza. Templo de Diana, Mérida, Spain (2023)
BLOOM Proyect. Extremadura, Spain (2022-2023)
Rodrigo Parejo & Bambang Besur. AsiaTri Dance Festival. Java, Indonesia (2018)
Monday Match (dancer: Miri Lee). Bimhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2018)
Eva Tey (Maya Dance Company). Singapore (2018)
Rodrigo Parejo & Kenzo Kusuda. LOOS STUDIO, The Hague, The Netherlands (2016)
Rodrigo Parejo & Mao Arata. Ponerarte World Music Festival. Galicia, Spain (2015)
SELECTED COMISSIONS (Composition, arrangement)
Carlos Sendros "Caminos" (Album "Caminos" (2025) (arranger flutes section). Singapore (2025)
Roldán Album "Fumarola" (arranger flutes section). Spain (2023)
BLOOM Proyect (composer, arranger, musical director). Spain (2022)
ARRANGEMENTS
"Naima" (John Coltrane) performed by Royal Conservatory Big Bang (directed by John Ruocco). North Sea Jazz Festival. Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2007)
SELECTED RECORDINGS
RODRIGO PAREJO QUARTET "Nomads" (to be released in 2025, CD); THE HAGUE ETHOSPHERIC ORCHESTRA “Earthing” with Michal Moore and Oene Van Geel (Laila records, Germany, CD) - (2013); PROJEKT Z ‘Projekt Z’ (Animal Music, Czech Republic, CD) - (2011); ROYAL IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA “Live at Bimhuis” con Han Bennink (RioT improv 01, The Netherlands, CD) - (2011); ANDRIN “Svif Flug” (A future withouth, United Kingdom, CD) - (2011); EXPERIENCES OF TODAY ‘1st Birthday’ (Indie, Portugal, CD) - (2011); EXPERIENCES OF TODAY ‘Experiences of Today’ (Indie, Portugal, CD) - (2011); ROLDÁN ‘Fumarola’ (El genio equivocado, Spain, CD) - (2023); ROLDÁN 'Construcción' (El genio equivocado, Spain, Single) - (2021); ROLDÁN ‘Tus Poderes’ (El genio equivocado, Spain, CD) - (2020); LAWRENCE WRIGHT JAZZ ENSEMBLE (LWJE). ‘A House of Tribes Official’. (Single) (Official MV, Malaysia) - (2020); FLACO DE NERJA ‘Paseos’ (Plaza mayor company ltd, United Kingdom, CD) - (2019); SAMBAYÁ “Ao norte do vivo” (Youkali Music, Spain, CD) - (2019); JOHN DIP SILAS ‘NEWSOUND’ ‘Bearing witness’ (Ph Music, Malaysia, CD) - (2018); GUSTU BRAHMANTA & FRIENDS. “Songs for children”. (Demajors., Indonesia, CD) - (2017); SRI HANURAGA “To the universe” (Demajor, Indonesia, CD) - (2015).
TEACHING
- Masterclasses: Improvisatión, Composition and Musical Creativity (“THE LANGUAGE OF SOUND")
- Conservatorio Profesional Música “Tomás Bote Lavado” (Almendralejo, Spain) - (2024)
- Festival Internacional de Música de Mérida (Mérida, Spain) - (2023)
- DAYA Indonesian Performing Arts Academy (Jakarta, Indonesia) - (2023)
- Institute of Arts Indonesia (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) - (2023)
- II Encuentro de Bandas de Música de Extremadura (Casar de Cáceres, Spain) - (2023)
- Conservatorio Profesional Música ‘Hermanos Berzosa’ (Cáceres, Spain) - (2022)
- Conservatorio Profesional Música ‘Esteban Sánchez’ (Mérida, Spain) - (2022)
- SOTA Singapore School of the Arts (Singapore) - (2022)
- Universitas Pelitat Harapan UPH (Jakarta, Indonesia) - (2022)
- Lasalle College of Arts (Singapore) - (2018, 2019)
- Conservatorio Elemental de Música de Baena (Jaén, Spain) - (2019)
- Educational Concerts “HISTORIAS DEL FLAMENCO”. Junta de Extremadura / Universidades Populares. (Extremadura, Spain) - (2021-2022)
- Latin-Jazz Workshop with Habana Social Club. FOBISIA World music Festival (Singapore) - (2019)
- Flute Masterclass and Improvisation. Music Summer Courses in Puente de Génave abd Beas del Segura, Jaén (Spain) - (2006, 2007, 2011), Conservatorio Profesional de Música “Esteban Sánchez” (Mérida, Spain) - (2018)
EDUCATIONAL CONCERTS
2021-2022 Historias del Flamenco. Extremadura (Spain)
2021 Musicine. Extremadura (Spain)
2008 Peter and the Wolf. Josef Nitsch Orchestra. The Hague (The Netherlands).
GRANTS
2024 - Junta de Extremadura ("Ayudas a la Producción Artística"). Grant for Artistic Production (Album: Rodrigo Parejo Quartet "Nomads" (2025).
2022 - Sociedad General de Autores y Editores - SGAE (Spain). Asian Tour grant (Support for International Music Promotion) .
2019 - Asociación Intérpretes y Ejecutantes - AIE (Spain). Asian Tour grant for International Music Promotion
SHOLARSHIPS
2013 - Darmasiswa Scholarship by Ministry of Education and Culture (Indonesia)
2012 - Asociación Intérpretes y Ejecutantes - AIE (Spain), Phare Ponleu Selpak (Cambodia)
2011 - Asociación Intérpretes y Ejecutantes - AIE (Spain), Studies Scholarships at CIM (Norway)
2010 - Asociación Intérpretes y Ejecutantes - AIE (Spain), Studies Scholarship at CIM (New York)
2009 - Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (The Netherlands). Scholarship for Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music
2009 - Banff Centre of Arts (Canada): Scholarship for Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music
2008 - Junta de Extremadura (Spain): scholarship for studies at Royal Conservatory The Hague (Netherlands)
FELLOWSHIPS
2021- Ministery of Education and Culture (Spain). Grant for Master's Flamenco Investigation and Analisis (Universidad de Cádiz, Spain)
AWARDS
2009 - Royal Conservatory The Hague (The Netherlands). Distinction for musicality.
CONGRESS
2022 Congreso Mundial de la Ciudadanía Extremeña en el Exterior. Palacio de Congresos de Mérida (Spain)
SELECTED MEDIA APPAREANCES
RTP2 (Portuguese national Radio Television)
ORF (Austrian national Television)
ORF (Austrian national Radio)
RNE-5 (Spanish national Radio)
CRO (Czech national Radio)
Jakarta Globe Post (Indonesian national newspaper)
VOLUNTEER WORK
2012 Music educator. Phare Ponleu Selpak, Battambang (Cambodia)
LANGUAGES
English, Spanish, Dutch, Indonesian, Portuguese
