Idaho – 50 States of Music

$282.4M

Music Industry Contribution to State GDP

Economists Inc.

6,940

Jobs Supported

Economists Inc.

1,004

Music Establishments

A2IM/Economists Inc./NIVA

303

Royalty Recipients

SAG-AFTRA/SoundExchange

2,580

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI/GMR/SESAC

Idaho is a bastion for local musicians,

who have access to venues large and small to perform and take in world class music. Each year, the University of Idaho hosts musicians from across the globe during the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival, as does Boise State with the Gene Harris Jazz Festival. The Treefort Music Fest and Boise Music Festival draw crowds with popular local acts and world-renowned headliners from a range of genres, including fock, indie-rock, country and pop.

Some
Notable
Musicians

  • Built to Spill
  • Doug Martsch
  • Thom Pace

Music Venues & Festivals

  • Argyros Performing Arts Center
  • Idaho Central Arena
  • Diamondz Event Center
  • Duck Club
  • Ford Idaho Center
  • John’s Alley
  • Joshua Skinner Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
  • Knitting Factory Boise
  • Neurolux 
  • Revolution Concert House
  • Taco Bell Arena
  • TF Brickhouse
  • The Mint
  • The Olympic Venue
  • The Sapphire Room at The Riverside Hotel
  • Treefort Music Festival
  • Visual Arts Collective

Music Schools

  • Idaho State University
  • University of Idaho

Major Music Conferences

  • Idaho Music Teachers Association Conference
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