• Source: Music of Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona has a strong, growing independent music culture that focuses on locally grown and locally derived musical genres. The city is home to musical organizations that seek to nurture artists from the local music scene as well as introduce the community to other musical styles from beyond Southern Arizona.




Regional musical genres


Tucson is home to both home-grown and imported musical styles and influences, including:

Desert Funk / Desert Groove / Roots Music – influenced by Sly and the Family Stone, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson and Billie Holiday
Desert Noir
Desert Rock
Mariachi – an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico
Native American Jazz – blends Native American and non-Native musical traditions
Sonoran Dirty Rock
Tohono O'odham waila
Western Cowboy




Notable musical organizations


Arizona Opera – baroque, bel canto and verismo works, turn-of-the-century masterpieces, operettas and American operas
Mexican Institute of Sound – electronic music project created by Mexico City-based DJ and producer Camilo Lara
Tucson Junior Strings
Tucson Symphony Orchestra – the oldest symphony orchestra in the American Southwest




Tucson Area Music Awards (TAMMIES)


The annual public-choice music awards – nicknamed the TAMMIES – seeks to recognize local talent by highlighting Tucson's best musical performers. The awards are held in the fall and are sponsored by Tucson Weekly magazine.




Recurring musical festivals and fairs


Tucson Film & Music Festival celebrates the past, present and future of the Tucson, Arizona music and filmmaking scene




Notable musicians, bands, and groups


The following Tucson-based artists have been featured in a variety of local and national media.

Alter Der Ruine – power noise / electronic music / industrial music
Black Sun Ensemble – psychedelic rock
Calexico – musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi and Tejano music; blends "jazzy-rock with traditional Mexican music"
Friends of Dean Martinez – instrumental rock/post-rock band, Americana tunes with influences from electronica, ambient, lounge.
Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta – psychedelic, indie, mambo, cumbia and jazz
Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus
Tucson Desert Harmony Chorus
Tucson Girls Chorus




Notable venues


Tucson Music Hall
Centennial Hall
Fox Tucson Theatre
The Rialto Theatre
Club Congress




References






External links


ReverbNation Charts: Pop: Tucson, Arizona, eMinor Inc. Retrieved: September 5, 2011.
Tucson Rock Alliance

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