William Dawson's Tuskegee Institute legacy

Hazel Scott 'jazzed up the classics' and stood up against segregation

Legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix loved classical music

Tosin Abasi is a guitar trailblazer

Herbie Hancock is a musical innovator

Miles Davis reinvented the jazz scene

Quincy Jones was a legend across genres and decades

Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason grew up in a family surrounded by music

Pianist Michelle Cann inspires next generation as a noted music teacher

Melanie DeMore uses her voice as a 'weapon of mass connection'

Composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson was an advocate for the Black Community

John Coltrane captures a spiritual journey in 'A Love Supreme'

Imani Winds have faith in music as their core value

Flutist, composer and producer Allison Loggins-Hull 'defies classification'

Clarinetist Anthony McGill promotes connection, equality and justice

Conductor Anthony Parnther pushes classical music to new thresholds

RZA’s 'Ballet Through the Mud'

Cassie Kinoshi creates vibrant musical landscapes

Andre 3000 is a musician who never stops exploring

Woman-powered trio String Queens making a difference in the world