Chasing Trane
“The John Coltrane documentary”
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.
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Cast
27 people
Denzel Washington
John Coltrane (voice)
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Antonia Andrews
Self - Stepdaughter
Bill Clinton
Self - Politician
Also in
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Michelle Coltrane
Self - Stepdaughter
Oran Coltrane
Self - Son
Ravi Coltrane
Self - Son
Also in
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
McCoy Tyner Trio & Ravi Coltrane: Jazz à Vienne 2012
Common
Self - Musician
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 2
Silo
John Densmore
Self - Musician
Known for
The Doors
Yasuhiro Fujioka
Self - Coltrane's Collector
Osaharu Fukushima
Self - Nagasaki Gig Assistant (1966)
Benny Golson
Self - Musician
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Also in
The Cosby Show
John Scheinfeld Director · Stan Taylor Cinematographer Peter S. Lynch II Editor
United States release April 14, 2017 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Crew Neck Productions
Production
Meteor 17
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · April 14, 2017
Theatrical
United States
November 6, 2017 · TV
Australia
August 10, 2017 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Denmark
June 21, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
June 9, 2017 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
Netherlands
October 14, 2017 · Premiere · Mondriaan Jazz Festival
November 26, 2017 · Premiere · IDFA
Poland
August 4, 2017 · Premiere · Film and Art Festival Two Riversides
South Korea
August 11, 2017 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
Spain
October 26, 2017 · Premiere · Barcelona
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