
Released: 2016-11-14
Genres: Documentary
Revenue: unknown
Cast: 4
Popularity: 0.0588
Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB
Synopsis : 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.
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Videos:
- Jimmy Heath: John Coltrane's Work Ethic | Jimmy On John Coltrane's | Jazz Video Guy
- Mona's Mood - Jimmy Heath
- Passing the Torch - Trailer
- Teenagers and Jazz Students Talk About Improvisation
- Jazz Students Today
- Meet Brice Winston
- Passing the Torch: Rehearsal with Jimmy Heath for the Tucson Jazz Festival
- Evan Sherman - You Got It
- Passing the Torch featuring Jimmy Heath: Project Update
- John Coltrane's Work Ethic - Jimmy Heath
- Meet Scott Black - Jazz Missionary
- Bebop, Philadelphia Style Jimmy Heath
- Bassists and Drummers - JIMMY HEATH
- Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Lester Young - Jimmy Heath
- The Next Generation - Jimmy Heath
- Jimmy Heath The Jazz Tradition
- Jimmy Heath: My Mentor, Dizzy Gillespie
- Jimmy Heath Answers Student Questions
- Jimmy Heath Rehearses the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Orchestra




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