At 18 he played in Stan Kenton's orchestra, and in the following years with Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Ralph Marterie and Les Elgart.
[1] As a member of the Count Basie Orchestra, to which Ojeda belonged from 1985 to 2002, he accompanied the singer Caterina Valente in 1985-86.
The Basie Band led by Frank Foster also recorded with Thad Jones, Diane Schuur, George Benson, Joe Williams, Lena Horne, Tito Puente, and Rosemary Clooney.
Furthermore, in his later years Ojada played with Grover Mitchell's New Blue Devils, Kenny Hing, Butch Miles, and vocalist Marc Pompe.
He was not only active as a composer for big bands, but also wrote symphonic works that were performed in Dallas, Detroit and Indianapolis.