Carl Lumbly
Role: Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
Role: Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Role: Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
Role: Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Role: Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Role: Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Role: Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
Role: Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Role: Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Role: Self - Writer
Greg Tate
Role: Self - Writer
Gerald Early
Role: Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
Role: Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Role: Self - Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
Role: Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
Role: Self - Singer
Vincent Bessières
Role: Self - Writer
George Wein
Role: Self - Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
Role: Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
Role: Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
Role: Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
Role: Self - Musician
Cortez McCoy
Role: Self - Friend
Sandra McCoy
Role: Self - Friend
Jack Chambers
Role: Self - Historian
Frances Davis
Role: Self - Dancer / 1st Wife
René Urtreger
Role: Self - Musician
Joshua Redman
Role: Self - Musician
James Mtume
Role: Self - Musician
Lenny White
Role: Self - Musician
Vince Wilburn Jr.
Role: Self - Nephew
Archie Shepp
Role: Self - Musician
Stanley Crouch
Role: Self - Writer
Cheryl Davis
Role: Self - Daughter
Ron Carter
Role: Self - Musician
Clive Davis
Role: Self - Columbia Records President
Marguerite Cantú
Role: Self - Friend
Erin Davis
Role: Self - Son
Mark Rothbaum
Role: Self - Music Manager
Mike Stern
Role: Self - Musician
Mikel Elam
Role: Self - Personal Assistant
Jo Gelbard
Role: Self - Painter
Wallace Roney
Role: Self - Musician
Miles Davis
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Role: Self - Anchorman (archive footage)
Charlie Parker
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Dizzy Gillespie
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Johnny Mathis
Role: Self - Singer (archive footage)
Louis Malle
Role: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
Role: Self - Actress (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Gil Evans
Role: Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)
Tony Williams
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
Betty Davis
Role: Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)
Prince
Role: Self - Musician (archive footage)
