Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

99 mins | Documentary, Music | April 14, 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.

Chasing Trane

99 mins | Documentary, Music | April 14, 2017

Chasing Trane
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Meteor 17, Crew Neck Productions
Original title Chasing Trane
Directors John Scheinfeld
Writers Kiku Lani Iwata, John Scheinfeld

Cast

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)