Production Credits Chasing Trane
Chasing Trane
Full Cast & Crew
An in-depth look at the talented ensemble and technical visionaries who brought Chasing Trane to life.
The Cast
27 Members

Denzel WashingtonJohn Coltrane (voice)
Antonia AndrewsSelf - Stepdaughter

Bill ClintonSelf - Politician
Michelle ColtraneSelf - Stepdaughter
Oran ColtraneSelf - Son

Ravi ColtraneSelf - Son

CommonSelf - Musician

John DensmoreSelf - Musician
Yasuhiro FujiokaSelf - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu FukushimaSelf - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)

Benny GolsonSelf - Musician

Jimmy HeathSelf - Musician
Ashley KahnSelf - Biographer

Wynton MarsalisSelf - Musician
Lewis PorterSelf - Musician
Ben RatliffSelf - Music Critic

Sonny RollinsSelf - Musician

Carlos SantanaSelf - Musician

Wayne ShorterSelf - Musician

McCoy TynerSelf - Musician
Kamasi WashingtonSelf - Musician

Cornel WestSelf - Philosopher
Reggie WorkmanSelf - Musician

Alice ColtraneSelf - Musician / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

John ColtraneSelf - Musician (archive footage)

Miles DavisSelf - Musician (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Technical Crew
Top Credits

John ScheinfeldDirector

John ScheinfeldWriter
Dave HardingProducer
Scott PascucciProducer
Spencer ProfferProducer
Stan TaylorDirector of Photography
John BeugProducer
Peter S. Lynch IIEditor
Mark PinkusExecutive Producer
Bruce ResnikoffExecutive Producer
Sig SigworthExecutive Producer