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.
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
Documentary, Music
8.3
Bill Evans Time Remembered
Music, Documentary
6.7
A World Without Beethoven?
Documentary, TV Movie, History
7.7
Daybreak Express
Documentary, Music
7.3
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Documentary
0.0
Music Inn
Documentary
0.0
Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
7.5
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Documentary, Music
7.2
The Sound of Seeing
Documentary
6.0
Jazz Icons: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Live In '58
Music, Documentary
0.0
Singular
Documentary, Music
0.0
Spaceways
Documentary, Music
6.0
Brüder Kühn: Zwei Musiker spielen sich frei
Documentary, Music
8.0
So Near... So Far
Documentary
0.0
Diva Janus
Documentary
0.0
Stop for Bud
Documentary, Music
6.6
Saxophone Colossus
Music, Documentary
8.0
Cold Trumpet
Documentary, Music, Adventure
0.0
Noble Sissle's Syncopated Ragtime
Documentary, Music
0.0
Dear Director
Documentary
0.0