(From left) Billy Dee Williams, Patti Austin, George Benson, Institute Chairman Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Institute Trustee Dee Dee Bridgewater with 2015 Herbie Hancock Humanitarian Award recipient Quincy Jones at the Institute’s 2015 Vocals Competition & All-Star Gala at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Steve Mundinger/Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz)