Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
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)