

14/04/2017
An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose original, avant-garde work has impacted and influenced people all over the world. A story about music's ability to entertain, inspire and transform.

Denzel Washington
as John Coltrane (voice)

Antonia Andrews
as Self - Stepdaughter

Bill Clinton
as Self - Politician

Michelle Coltrane
as Self - Stepdaughter

Oran Coltrane
as Self - Son

Ravi Coltrane
as Self - Son

Common
as Self - Musician

John Densmore
as Self - Musician

Yasuhiro Fujioka
as Self - Coltrane's Collector

Osaharu Fukushima
as Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)

Benny Golson
as Self - Musician

Jimmy Heath
as Self - Musician

Ashley Kahn
as Self - Biographer

Wynton Marsalis
as Self - Musician

Lewis Porter
as Self - Musician

Ben Ratliff
as Self - Music Critic

Sonny Rollins
as Self - Musician

Carlos Santana
as Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter
as Self - Musician

McCoy Tyner
as Self - Musician

Kamasi Washington
as Self - Musician

Cornel West
as Self - Philosopher

Reggie Workman
as Self - Musician

Alice Coltrane
as Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

John Coltrane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miles Davis
as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
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