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
Date: 2022-08-23T07:00:02.000Z
Jimmy Heath: John Coltrane's Work Ethic | Jimmy On John Coltrane's | Jazz Video Guy
Date: 2019-07-12T16:30:00.000Z
Mona's Mood - Jimmy Heath
Date: 2016-11-29T20:29:03.000Z
Passing the Torch - Trailer
Date: 2016-10-11T17:30:03.000Z
Teenagers and Jazz Students Talk About Improvisation
Date: 2016-10-06T18:30:00.000Z
Jazz Students Today
Date: 2016-10-01T16:02:25.000Z
Meet Brice Winston
Date: 2016-09-12T23:28:06.000Z
Passing the Torch: Rehearsal with Jimmy Heath for the Tucson Jazz Festival
Date: 2016-09-02T19:00:00.000Z
Evan Sherman - You Got It
Date: 2016-08-05T17:07:59.000Z
Passing the Torch featuring Jimmy Heath: Project Update
Date: 2016-07-06T21:37:03.000Z
John Coltrane's Work Ethic - Jimmy Heath
Date: 2016-07-01T17:00:04.000Z
Meet Scott Black - Jazz Missionary
Date: 2016-06-30T19:30:00.000Z
Bebop, Philadelphia Style Jimmy Heath
Date: 2016-06-29T19:30:01.000Z
Bassists and Drummers - JIMMY HEATH
Date: 2016-06-27T19:30:00.000Z
Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster and Lester Young - Jimmy Heath
Date: 2016-06-24T19:30:01.000Z
The Next Generation - Jimmy Heath
Date: 2016-06-16T02:00:31.000Z
Jimmy Heath The Jazz Tradition
Date: 2016-05-30T22:49:44.000Z
Jimmy Heath: My Mentor, Dizzy Gillespie
Date: 2016-05-30T00:37:57.000Z
Jimmy Heath Answers Student Questions
Date: 2016-01-13T15:13:50.000Z
Jimmy Heath Rehearses the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Orchestra
