On screen
Cast
30 credited performers
Don Was
Self
Herbie Hancock
Self
Artwork unavailable
Lou Donaldson
Self
Wayne Shorter
Self
Norah Jones
Self
Robert Glasper
Self
Artwork unavailable
Rudy Van Gelder
Self
Artwork unavailable
Michael Cuscuna
Self
Artwork unavailable
Ambrose Akinmusire
Self
Artwork unavailable
Derrick Hodge
Self
Artwork unavailable
Keith Lewis
Self
Artwork unavailable
Lionel Loueke
Self
Artwork unavailable
Terrace Martin
Self
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Self
Artwork unavailable
Kendrick Scott
Self
Artwork unavailable
Marcus Strickland
Self
Art Blakey
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Clifford Brown
Self (archive footage)
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Kendrick Lamar
Self (voice)
Artwork unavailable
Meade 'Lux' Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Alfred Lion
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Bruce Lundvall
Self (archive footage)
Thelonious Monk
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Ike Quebec
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Pee Wee Russell
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Horace Silver
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Bobby Timmons
Self (archive footage)
Artwork unavailable
Francis Wolff
Self (voice) (archive footage)