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
John Coltrane (voice)
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Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
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Common
Self - Musician
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Sonny Rollins
Self - Musician
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely...
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Ashley Kahn
Self - Biographer
Lewis Porter
Self - Musician
Ben Ratliff
Self - Music Critic
Kamasi Washington
Self - Musician
Reggie Workman
Self - Musician
Alice Coltrane
Self - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Crew of Chasing Trane
Full backstage crew list →- Released on April 14, 2017