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

Kamasi Washington

Self - Musician

Cornel West

Self - Philosopher

Reggie Workman

Self - Musician

Alice Coltrane

Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

John Coltrane

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miles Davis

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)