| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Patrick Lindenmaier | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Sophie Huber | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer |
Shane Sigler | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography |
Russell Greene | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Art Blakey | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Don Was | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Herbie Hancock | Cast | Actor | Self |
Horace Silver | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 John Coltrane | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Keith Lewis | Cast | Actor | Self |
Meade 'Lux' Lewis | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
 Miles Davis | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Pee Wee Russell | Cast | Actor | Self (voice) (archive footage) |
 Wayne Shorter | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Norah Jones | Cast | Actress | Self |
Derrick Hodge | Cast | Self | |
 Robert Glasper | Cast | Actor | Self |
Ambrose Akinmusire | Cast | Self | |
 Thelonious Monk | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Alfred Lion | Cast | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Michael Cuscuna | Cast | Self | |
 Kendrick Lamar | Cast | Actor | Self (voice) |
Terrace Martin | Cast | Self | |
Lionel Loueke | Cast | Self | |
Lou Donaldson | Cast | Self | |
Francis Wolff | Cast | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Marcus Strickland | Cast | Self | |
Kendrick Scott | Cast | Self | |
Rudy Van Gelder | Cast | Self | |
Bruce Lundvall | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Bobby Timmons | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Ike Quebec | Cast | Self (voice) (archive footage) | |
Clifford Brown | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
