Carl Lumbly

Miles Davis (voice)

Jimmy Cobb

Self - Musician

Gerald Early

Self - Writer

Quincy Jones

Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter

Self - Musician

Juliette Gréco

Self - Singer

George Wein

Self - Jazz Promoter

Carlos Santana

Self - Musician

Herbie Hancock

Self - Musician

Marcus Miller

Self - Musician

Frances Davis

Self - Dancer / 1st Wife

René Urtreger

Self - Musician

Joshua Redman

Self - Musician

Vince Wilburn Jr.

Self - Nephew

Archie Shepp

Self - Musician

Stanley Crouch

Self - Writer

Ron Carter

Self - Musician

Clive Davis

Self - Columbia Records President

Miles Davis

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Charlie Parker

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Johnny Mathis

Self - Singer (archive footage)

Louis Malle

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau

Self - Actress (archive footage)

John Coltrane

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Gil Evans

Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)

Tony Williams

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Prince

Self - Musician (archive footage)