Chasing Trane

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Denzel Washington

John Coltrane (voice)

Antonia Andrews

Self - Stepdaughter

Bill Clinton

Self - Politician

Michelle Coltrane

Self - Stepdaughter

Oran Coltrane

Self - Son

Ravi Coltrane

Self - Son

Common

Self - Musician

John Densmore

Self - Musician

Yasuhiro Fujioka

Self - Coltrane's Collector

Osaharu Fukushima

Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)

Benny Golson

Self - Musician

Jimmy Heath

Self - Musician

Ashley Kahn

Self - Biographer

Wynton Marsalis

Self - Musician

Lewis Porter

Self - Musician

Ben Ratliff

Self - Music Critic

Sonny Rollins

Self - Musician

Carlos Santana

Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter

Self - Musician

McCoy Tyner

Self - Musician