Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Acting
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Acting
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Acting
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Acting
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
Acting
Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
Acting
Common
Self - Musician
Acting
John Densmore
Self - Musician
Acting
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Acting
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Acting
Benny Golson
Self - Musician
Sound
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Acting
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
Acting
Wynton Marsalis
Self - Musician
Sound
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
Acting
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
Acting
Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
Acting
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Acting
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
Acting
McCoy Tyner
Self - Musician
Acting
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
Sound
Cornel West
Self - Philosopher
Acting
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
Acting
Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Acting
John Coltrane
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Acting
Miles Davis
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Acting
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Acting