Quincy Jones has won over 20 Grammy Awards.

When she showed Nadia Boulanger her work, the famed French composer said she didn't need to study with her.

Gregory Hines enjoyed a celebrated life on stage and screen. He received his first acting role as a replacement for Richard Pryor.

R. Nathaniel Dett received two honorary doctorates after obtaining a college degree, yet chose to go on and obtain a graduate degree.

“It is a faultless work, a work that speaks its own message . . . worthy of a place in the regular symphonic repertory." -Chicago Daily News