Pablo
Rodríguez

Violinist・Lot's of things

Pablo Rodríguez

Violinist · Lot's of Things

With one foot in Spain and the other in the Netherlands, Canarian violinist Pablo Rodríguez represents a new and exciting generation of string players. His unique sound is enriched by influences from jazz, flamenco, classical music, and various world music traditions.

This stylistic fusion fuels his curiosity to explore the musical possibilities of the violin, reimagining this historic instrument in the form of a guitar, electric bass, or percussion instrument through innovative playing techniques that he has developed himself.

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He was born on the Canary Island of La Palma, in the northwestern town of Tijarafe, where he grew up in a family environment surrounded by music and painting, against the breathtaking backdrop of the Isla Bonita’s natural landscape.

At the age of 6, he received his first violin and began studying classical music at the Escuela Insular de Música de La Palma (La Palma Island School of Music). At 13, his perspective on the violin changed forever upon hearing a record by the legendary French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. Inspired, he embarked on a self-led education in jazz, complementing his classical training.

He continued his studies at the Amaniel Professional Conservatory under violinist Alfredo García Serrano and later at the University of Codarts Rotterdam in 2014, where he completed his higher studies in classical violin and earned a master’s degree in Latin Jazz. During this time, he took classes with Andras Czifra and collaborated on numerous projects with artists such as Gordan Nikolić, Frankie Gavin, Gjermund Larsen, James Morrison, and Niti Ranjan Biswas, among others.

In his career as an artist, Pablo has performed at prestigious venues and festivals throughout Europe, Brazil, and Turkey, sharing the stage with renowned artists such as Jorge Pardo, Tim Kliphuis, Trio Da Kali, Jose Manuel León, Lilian Vieira, Oene van Geel, Carles Benavent, Kike Perdomo, Javier Infante, and Domingo “El Colorao”, among others. He was also awarded the Best Soloist Award at the 2019 edition of the Canaries Jazz Showroom.

Currently, Pablo balances his musical career with various projects and recordings across Europe. He is a founding member of the Dutch North Sea String Quartet and forms a duo with Cuban pianist Humberto Ríos, with whom he recently released his first album, Conversaciones. Additionally, he is a member of the Dutch jazz project Brainteaser Orchestra (formerly AM.OK), led by Dutch composer Tijn Wybenga.

Pablo occasionally teaches improvisation workshops for classical string players and annually promotes the Academy for Improvising Strings, in collaboration with the renowned Dutch jazz violinist Tim Kliphuis.