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.

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)