About 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.
Full Cast of Chasing Trane
Denzel Washington
plays John Coltrane (voice)
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See Denzel Washington's other roles →Antonia Andrews
plays Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton
plays Self - Politician
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 t...
See Bill Clinton's other roles →Michelle Coltrane
plays Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
plays Self - Son
Ravi Coltrane
plays Self - Son
Common
plays Self - Musician
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See Common's other roles →John Densmore
plays Self - Musician
Yasuhiro Fujioka
plays Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
plays Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny Golson
plays Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath
plays Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn
plays Self - Biographer
Wynton Marsalis
plays Self - Musician
Lewis Porter
plays Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff
plays Self - Music Critic
Sonny Rollins
plays Self - Musician
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See Sonny Rollins's other roles →Carlos Santana
plays Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
plays Self - Musician
McCoy Tyner
plays Self - Musician
Kamasi Washington
plays Self - Musician
Cornel West
plays Self - Philosopher
Reggie Workman
plays Self - Musician
Alice Coltrane
plays Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
John Coltrane
plays Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis
plays Self - Musician (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
plays Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Crew of Chasing Trane
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