Keep on Keepin' On (2014)

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Shot over the course of five years by first time filmmaker Al Hicks, Keep On Keepin` On depicts the remarkable story of 93-year-old jazz legend Clark Terry. A living monument to the Golden Era of Jazz, Terry-a mentor to Miles Davis-is among the few performers ever to have played in both Count Basie`s and Duke Ellington`s bands. In the 1960`s, he broke the color barrier as the first African-American staff musician at NBC-on The Tonight Show.

Today, after a life spent working with and teaching the most totemic figures in jazz history, Terry continues to attract and cultivate budding talents. Keep On Keepin` On highlights his friendship with the preternaturally gifted Justin Kauflin, a blind, 23-year-old piano prodigy who suffers from debilitating stage fright. Not long after Kauflin is invited to compete in an elite Jazz competition, Terry`s health takes a turn for the worse. As the clock ticks, we see two friends confront the toughest challenges of their lives.