About Chasing Trane
- Released on 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.
Full Cast of Chasing Trane
Denzel Washington plays John Coltrane (voice)
Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an American actor, screenwriter, director and film producer. He first rose to promine...
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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- Denzel Washington
- Antonia Andrews
- Bill Clinton
- Michelle Coltrane
- Oran Coltrane
- Ravi Coltrane
- Common
- John Densmore
- Yasuhiro Fujioka
- Osaharu Fukushima
- Benny Golson
- Jimmy Heath
- Ashley Kahn
- Wynton Marsalis
- Lewis Porter
- Ben Ratliff
- Sonny Rollins
- Carlos Santana
- Wayne Shorter
- McCoy Tyner
- Kamasi Washington
- Cornel West
- Reggie Workman
- Alice Coltrane
- John Coltrane
- Miles Davis
- Martin Luther King Jr.