Lex B. Anderson
If someone told you a local live stream series had gained 8.5 million views worldwide over the past year, who would you guess they were talking about? This has been a strange year for some to prove themselves and others to go quiet and on the proving themselves side, there s Excellence Concert Series. Just as they have been adapting to and spotlighting jazz, folk, big band, soul and basically every other foundational genre for the past 15 years, they quickly adapted to a new presentation format online in 2020, one that s garnered virtual recognition from all over the world.
A Salt Lake City institution since 2005 and a free one since 2012, the Excellence Concert Series has long enriched the downtown area, while also providing opportunities to local artists in a cultural landscape that doesn t always value their achievements. It was immediately obvious the musicians were in