Plot Synopsis

Following a divorce and a strained relationship with his college-bound son, jazz trumpeter Clay Allen decides to leave the club circuit and take a steady job to pay the bills. He takes a gig as a music teacher at a local disadvantaged high school. Despite a new friendship with the janitor, he faces the wrath of strict principal April Sutton and struggles to teach his underprivileged students -- who would rather listen to Beyonce than Brubeck. His effort seems hopeless until he discovers quiet skateboarder T.J. Harris riffing on the trumpet after school. Stunned by his talent, he enlists him to be the star of the school's new pep band, hoping to show the school board what the music program is made of at an upcoming concert, and help the failing school stay open. As he begins mentoring the troubled teen, Clay is forced to face the mistakes he made as a father, ultimately leading him back to a relationship with his own estranged son.