Passing the Torch documents a ninety year old Jazz master, Jimmy Heath, mentoring teenage musicians with a thirst for knowledge and an appreciation of America's homegrown art form, Jazz. Director Bret Primack captures Heath's gentle, humorous sharing of life lessons and the non-threatening way he guides aspiring artists to musical excellence. An esteemed mentor, Mr. Heath reaches a much younger generation by understanding his role, to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and finely tuned to their needs.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Documentary, History, Music
7.3
Daybreak Express
Documentary, Music
7.3
The Musicians' Green Book: An Enduring Legacy
Music, Documentary
0.0
Sunshine in Soho
Documentary
0.0
The World of the Seekers
Comedy, Documentary, Music
0.0
Jazzman
Documentary, Music
0.0
Cool
Documentary
0.0
Chasing Trane
Documentary, Music
7.3
I Called Him Morgan
Music, Documentary, History
7.2
Step N' Soul
Documentary
0.0
The Scientist of Sound
Documentary, Music
0.0
Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi
Documentary, Music
0.0
Grass Is Greener
Documentary
6.7
Komeda, Komeda...
Documentary
0.0
What Difference Does It Make?
Documentary, Music
5.1
Red Light Solo
Documentary
8.0
Weird Nightmare
Documentary, Music
0.0
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
Documentary, Music
8.0
How It Breathes
Documentary
0.0
Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
Documentary, History
0.0