Honored Composers, Soloists, Conductors and Celebrity Hosts have shared the stage with students of the Henry Mancini Institute including:
| Honorees: | Guest Soloists: | John Williams | Claudio Acuna |
| Bobby McFerrin | Shelly Berg |
| Clint Eastwood | Terence Blanchard |
| Patti Austin | Gary Burton |
| Bruce Broughton | Terri Lyne Carrington |
| Jorge Calandrelli | Billy Childs |
| John Corigliano | John Clayton |
| Eddie Daniels | Luis Conte |
| Michael Feinstein | Bill Cunliffe |
| Kelsey Grammar | Justin DiCioccio |
| Dave Grusin | Michael Dougherty |
| Herbie Hancock | Peter Erskine |
| Bruce Hornsby | Gregg Field |
| Mark Isham | Sammy Figueroa |
| Quincy Jones | Roy Hargrove |
| Dave Koz | Lee Holdridge |
| Diana Krall | Vince Mendoza |
| Johnny Mandel | Richard Kaufman |
| Amanda McBroom | Hubert Laws |
| Monica Mancini | Andy Martin |
| Steve Miller | Christian McBride |
| Randy Newman | Bob Mintzer |
| James Newton Howard | Larry Rosenthal |
| Chris Potter | Ricky Scaggs |
| Phil Ramone | Tom Scott |
| Lee Ritenour | Jon Secada |
| Gonzalo Rubalcaba | Bob Sheppard |
| Arturo Sandoval | Neal Stulberg |
| Maria Schneider | Tiempo Libre |
| Doc Severinsen | Chris Brubeck |
| Kevin Spacey | Richard Todd |
| Andy Williams | Nestor Torres |
| Patrick Williams | Allen Vizzutti |
