Javier is a musician and composer who has loved the guitar throughout his life. He was born in Mexico City, where he learned his first chords in childhood. He performed as a guitarist at the Parish of Santiago Tlatelolco. During his teenage years, he was a member of a Latin American music group in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

At the Autonomous University of Chapingo, he earned a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a specialization in Rural Sociology, class of 1977–1984. During those seven years, he diligently attended the Guitar Workshop coordinated by Professor Javier Martínez. It was there that he built a strong foundation for deepening his study of the guitar, reading sheet music, and performing classical guitar repertoire, as well as Mexican and Latin American music, including pop and Anglo-American repertoire. During this time, he also formed the “Espiral” New Song group with fellow students, marking his first experience in composition. With this group, he moved to Cancún, where he later began his solo career.

His guitar has taken him to a wide range of venues throughout Mexico, the Americas, and Europe. He has performed in hotels, on television and radio programs, at universities, cultural centers, concert halls, festivals, schools, exhibitions, weddings, restaurants, and bars.

— Monthly concerts at the Xbalamqué Cultural Center (2025).
— Concerts at the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival (2025).
— Concert at the new Teatro de la Ciudad de Cancún (October 2024).
— Recipient of the Sasil Medal, awarded as the musician with the most distinguished career in the State of Quintana Roo by the Citizen Cultural Councilors of Quintana Roo (2024).
— Performance at Oakhurst Country Club, Clayton, California (2024).
— Concert at Szent László Community Center, Budapest, Hungary (2023).
— Performance at Oakhurst Country Club, Clayton, California (2023).
— Concert at The Lost Barrio Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona (2023).
— Concert at Hotel Congress, Tucson, Arizona (2023).
— Concerts at the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival (2023).
— Performance on Radio Chapingo (2022).
— Concert at Fort San Felipe Bacalar (2021).
— Concerts at Casa de las Américas and Casa del ALBA, Havana, Cuba (2019).
— Concerts at the Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival (2019).
— Performances in the multidisciplinary production “La Tilica,” Montreal, Canada (2017 and 2018).
— Concert at Maison du Mexique, Paris, France (2018).
— Concerts at The Hive and The DIY, London, England (2016).
— Performance at The Sun Festival, Guildford, England (2016).
— Frequent appearances on Radio Educación, Mexico City.
— Performance on the program De Segovia a Yupanqui, Radio Nacional Argentina, Buenos Aires (2015).
— Performance on Emisora del Sur, Montevideo, Uruguay (2015).
— Concert at Centro Cultural Goes, Montevideo, Uruguay (2015).
— Concerts at the National Museum of Anthropology; the Ex-Convent of Tepoztlán, Morelos; the Universum Museum (UNAM); UAM Xochimilco; and the International Writers’ House, Bacalar, during September and October 2013.
— Performances in the San Francisco Bay Area, California (2023, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011).
— Frequent appearances on the TV program “Gala Musical,” broadcast on Channel 10 Cablevisión Cancún; and on “El Cafecito,” “S.M. 21,” and “Alégrate,” broadcast on TVCUN.
— Frequent concerts at the Casa de Cultura de Cancún.
— Concerts at the Enrique Barocio Public Library, Cancún.
— Frequent concerts at the University of the Caribbean, Cancún.
— Frequent appearances on the program “Nuestra Sala TV,” Cancún.
— Frequent performances at Foro Cultural La Catrina, Cancún.
— Frequent concerts at Teatro 8 de Octubre, Cancún.
— Frequent appearances on the radio program “Desde el Café,” broadcast by the Quintana Roo Social Communication System.
— Frequent appearances on Radio Cultural Ayuntamiento, Cancún.
— Frequent educational concerts in the Cultural Caravans coordinated by the Casa de Cultura de Cancún.
— Performances at the Autonomous University of Chapingo.
— Performance at the Hotel Atlantis, Bahamas (January 2012).
— Concerts at the National Museum of Popular Cultures, Coyoacán, Mexico City (2007 and 2009).
— Concert at Florida International University, Miami, Florida (2002).
— Concerts at the Napoleonic Museum, the National Concert Music Center, the House of the Young Creator, and the Convent of Santa Clara, Havana, Cuba (1993 and 1997).
— Performance in Buffalo, New York (1996).
— Performances in São Paulo and Atibaia, Brazil (1996).
— Performances at the restaurant “Costa del Sol,” Hartford, Connecticut (1994).
— Participation in a recording session in Bogotá, Colombia (1993).
— Founding instructor of the Guitar Workshop at the University of the Caribbean (Cancún).
— Coordinator of the Guitar Workshop at the Casa de Cultura de Cancún for five years.
— Member of the Municipal Band of the H. Ayuntamiento Benito Juárez, Cancún (1986–1992).

On the centenary of the birth of Engineer Álvaro Carrillo in 2019, the Chapingo Foundation established the Álvaro Carrillo Medal to be awarded to alumni with distinguished artistic careers. The first medal was presented to Javier Rojas.

Since 1984, his primary source of income has been uninterrupted performances in the hotels of Cancún and the Riviera Maya—literally all of them.

He has recorded eight albums featuring his own compositions:
Bruma (1993), Camino de tierra (1996), El Tianguis (2000), Luz Marina (2005), Poco a poco (2008), Andante en Sol (2012), Navegando (2017), and Olas (2020).
They are available on major music streaming and download platforms, including Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube Music.

His works are primarily compositions for guitar. On his early albums, the guitar appears alone—both austere and richly expressive at the same time. In his more recent recordings, additional instruments enhance the guitar pieces through ensemble arrangements.

He resides in Cancún; this beautiful place has been his home and center of operations. In his own words: “I will continue deepening my study of the guitar for as long as life allows me.”