Excellence in the Community

Posted on April 02, 2019

Founded in 2005 by a former Paris street guitarist, Excellence in the Community has raised over 4 million dollars for Utah musicians, and presented over 650 concerts throughout the state. Their mission is to create more and better performance opportunities for Utah’s best musicians. The concerts are free. Jazz is the predominant genre. Learn More

Previous Press Releases

Abu Dhabi Selected As 2025 International Jazz Day Global Host City: “embodying The Power Of Ja...

July 2024

International Jazz Day 2024 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With All-star Global Concert From Tan...

May 2024

Tangier Selected As The 2024 Global Host City Of International Jazz Day

March 2024

International Jazz Day 2023 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With Extraordinary All-star Global Co...

June 2023

International Jazz Day – April 30, 2023: A Jazz Journey Around The World

April 2023

International Jazz Day 2022 Concludes With Spectacular All-star Global Concert From The United Na...

May 2022

International Jazz Day 2022, April 30th, A Call For Global Peace And Unity

April 2022

International Jazz Day 2022, A Call For Global Peace And Unity

April 2022

International Jazz Day 2021 Concludes With Spectacular All-star Global Concert Featuring Performa...

May 2021

International Jazz Day 10th Anniversary Celebration To Take Place Worldwide, April 30, 2021

April 2021

International Jazz Day 2020 To Take Place Virtually; Global Concert Hosted By Herbie Hancock To F...

April 2020

Cape Town 30 April Celebration Of International Jazz Day Not Taking Place Due To Covid-19

March 2020

Updates To International Jazz Day, April 30

March 2020

International Jazz Day 2019 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With Extraordinary All-star Global Co...

April 2019

Worldwide Celebration Of International Jazz Day 2019, 30 April

March 2019

Cape Town Selected As 2020 International Jazz Day Global Host City

November 2018

International Jazz Day 2018 Comes To A Close Following Celebratory Concerts In St. Petersburg An...

April 2018

International Jazz Day To Be Celebrated Worldwide On 30 April. Special Events In Host City St Pet...

April 2018

International Jazz Day Salute To New Orleans Concert, April 22 At 2pm In Congo Square

April 2018

Saint Petersburg And Sydney Selected As International Jazz Day Global Host Cities

October 2017

International Jazz Day 2017 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With Extraordinary All-star Global Co...

May 2017

International Jazz Day 2017 To Take Place April 30th Worldwide And In 2017 Global Host City Hava...

April 2017

International Jazz Day 2016 Worldwide Celebration Culminates With Televised All-star Global Conce...

April 2016

President Obama And Michelle Obama To Host International Jazz Day 2016 All-star Global Concert A...

March 2016

Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Paris For 4th International Jazz Day

May 2015

Unesco Director-general Irina Bokova And Unesco Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock Announce 185 C...

April 2015

International Jazz Day All-star Global Concert From The United Nations To Air As Pbs Television S...

April 2015

Unesco Director-general Irina Bokova And Unesco Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock Announce Fourt...

February 2015

Paris Named Host City For International Jazz Day 2015

February 2015

Astronauts Aboard International Space Station Pay Tribute To International Jazz Day

June 2014

Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Osaka, Japan For International Jazz Day 2014

April 2014

Unesco And Thelonious Monk Institute Of Jazz Organize Daytime Education Events In Osaka

April 2014

United Nations Postal Administration Honours International Jazz Day

March 2014

Unesco Director-general Irina Bokova And Unesco Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock Announce Third...

March 2014

Herbie Hancock To Celebrate International Jazz Day At All-star Concert In Osaka, Japan

March 2014

International Jazz Day 2013, Istanbul Gala Concert

May 2013

Artists From Across The Globe Grace The Stage In Istanbul For International Jazz Day 2013

April 2013

New Artists Announced For Second Annual International Jazz Day All-star Concert, April 30th

April 2013

Istanbul Will Be The Global Host City Of The Second International Jazz Day

February 2013

International Jazz Day To Take Place In Istanbul, April 30th

February 2013

Int’l Jazz Day To Celebrate Turkish Jazz Link

February 2013

A Stunning Finish To International Jazz Day At The United Nations

May 2012

United Nations Kicks Off International Jazz Day In Congo Square

April 2012

International Jazz Day To Be Celebrated With All-star Concerts In New Orleans And New York

April 2012

Unesco And Herbie Hancock Announce The First Annual International Jazz Day On April 30th Featurin...

March 2012