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Utah music has long been influenced culturally by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The local music scene thrives. However, the musical history of Utah, and much of its current distinctiveness, is owed to secular artists. == Contemporary Utah music scene == Utah has produced some popular recording artists since 2000. It has a thriving local music scene with some nationally recognized bands. Most are based in Provo and Salt Lake City, and perform at venues like Velour Live Music Gallery, Kilby Court, Urban Lounge, Muse Music Cafe, and Boothe Brothers Performing Arts Center. Notable bands include Neon Trees, Fictionist, Imagine Dragons, The New Electric Sound, The Moth & the Flame, Static Waves, King Niko and The Brobecks, whose frontman Dallon Weekes now performs with Panic! At The Disco. Many genres are represented, including rock, indie folk, emo, synthpop, singer-songwriter, death metal, blues, punk rock, goth, alternative rock, hip hop, jazz, country, Reggae, Ska and religious music. Utah has had several notable bands and musicians for decades. In the late 1980s and early 1990s Salt Lake was a hub of the ska scene with well-known acts, such as Swim Herschel Swim and Insatiable. Other notable bands from that era are Stretch Armstrong, Big Fin, Catfische, The Gamma Rays, Hoo Ray Who, Peter Breinholdt and the Big Parade, Seven League Boots, Sturgeon General, Honest Engine, the Feel, the Sun Masons (featuring now Bay Area bass phenom Sam Bevan), King Tree, as well as electronic groups Big Idea, Cosmic Moscow, Banlecoixe, and Tom Purdue. The mid to late 1990s the following bands were notable: Ali Ali Oxen Free, Clover, The Obvious, Agnes Poetry, Iceburn, Second Hand Grace, and Chola. Renowned jazz siblings Greg (saxophone, Boston) and Emilee (piano, vocals, NYC) Floor, jazz guitarists Corey Christiansen, Mike Christiansen (professor at Utah State), Geoff Miller, Kevin Johansen (University of Utah), Brad Wright (Orjazm, Shaky Trade), and Kenji Aihara, guitarists Jeff Alleman, Rich Dixon, Kris Krompel, Jake White, Pianists Rich Wyman, Ryan Conger (Orjazm, Shaky Trade), and Alfred Betz (Eastour Island), bassists Tom Fowler (Frank Zappa, Jean Luc Ponty, Steve Hackett, many more), Jonni Lightfoot (Air Supply), Jeremy Niveson (Orjazm, session musician) and Denson Angulo, Trombonist Bruce Fowler (Zappa, Oingo Boingo, Eric Clapton, and more), and multi instrumentalist Walt Fowler. The Fowler brothers' father William was the director of the music department at Westminster College and all played in Frank Zappa's gang of mercenary musicians in the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable drummers and percussionists include: Travis Taylor (Tanglewood, Orjazm), Mark Mottonen (Swagger, Sturgeon General, various jazz ensembles), Michael Wong (Shaky Trade), Mitch Lee, Sneez and Sherrie, Kendall White, Dr. Don Keipp, Chris Canada, and Jay Lawrence, Jay Tibbits, to name a few. Many of the best local musicians play with popular event bands led by band leaders like Michael Tobian of Utah Live Bands and Saxophonist Joe Muscolino, including several of the names above. Emilee and Greg Floor cut their teeth as performers with Joe and Kenji Aihara performs regularly with him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music of Utah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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