The story
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.
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Denzel WashingtonJohn Coltrane (voice)Antonia Andrews
Antonia AndrewsSelf - Stepdaughter
Bill ClintonSelf - PoliticianMichelle Coltrane
Michelle ColtraneSelf - StepdaughterOran Coltrane
Oran ColtraneSelf - SonRavi Coltrane
Ravi ColtraneSelf - Son
CommonSelf - Musician
John DensmoreSelf - MusicianYasuhiro Fujioka
Yasuhiro FujiokaSelf - Coltrane's CollectorOsaharu Fukushima
Osaharu FukushimaSelf - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny GolsonSelf - Musician
Jimmy HeathSelf - MusicianExplore the crew
- Director
- John Scheinfeld
- Writer
- John Scheinfeld
- Producer
- Dave Harding
- Producer
- Scott Pascucci
- Producer
- Spencer Proffer
- Director of Photography
- Stan Taylor
- Producer
- John Beug
- Editor
- Peter S. Lynch II