New York, 1953. Gifted trumpet prodigy Marcus Cole is driven by an obsession with greatness that consumes everything in its path. As his meteoric rise through the jazz world is orchestrated by powerful producer Victor Hale, Marcus begins a dangerous affair with Victor's wife, Elena, shattering his relationship with the woman who once grounded him, Della. With legendary jazz icon Solomon Webb quietly working against him, Marcus's personal scandals soon destroy his career. Blacklisted, abandoned, and spiraling into heroin addiction, he clings to his music as his world collapses. Dead at twenty-six, Marcus leaves behind a body of work that will earn him immortality long after his tragic fall.
