Synopsis
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Cast
Carl Lumbly
Miles Davis (voice)
Reginald Petty
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Quincy Troupe
Self - Writer
Farah Griffin
Self - Writer
Lee Annie Bonner
Self - Childhood Friend
Ashley Kahn
Self - Writer
Benjamin Cawthra
Self - Historian
Jimmy Heath
Self - Musician
Jimmy Cobb
Self - Musician
Dan Morgenstern
Self - Writer
Greg Tate
Self - Writer
Gerald Early
Self - Writer
Quincy Jones
Self - Musician
Wayne Shorter
Self - Musician
Tammy L. Kernodle
Self - Musicologist
Juliette Gréco
Self - Singer
Vincent Bessières
Self - Writer
George Wein
Self - Jazz Promoter
Eugene Redmond
Self - East St. Louis Resident
Carlos Santana
Self - Musician
Herbie Hancock
Self - Musician
Marcus Miller
Self - Musician
Cortez McCoy
Self - Friend
Sandra McCoy
Self - Friend
More like this
Let's Get Lost
Amy
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Elton John: Never Too Late
Born to Be Blue
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Rocketman
The Glenn Miller Story
A Complete Unknown
All Eyez on Me
Cadillac Records
Bird
Whitney: Can I Be Me
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Get On Up
Back to Black
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
Respect
The Color Purple
What's Love Got to Do with It