Riven

Carl Lumbly

as Miles Davis (voice)

Reginald Petty

as Self - East St. Louis Resident

Quincy Troupe

as Self - Writer

Farah Griffin

as Self - Writer

Lee Annie Bonner

as Self - Childhood Friend

Ashley Kahn

as Self - Writer

Benjamin Cawthra

as Self - Historian

Jimmy Heath

as Self - Musician

Jimmy Cobb

as Self - Musician

Dan Morgenstern

as Self - Writer

Greg Tate

as Self - Writer

Gerald Early

as Self - Writer

Quincy Jones

as Self - Musician

Wayne Shorter

as Self - Musician

Tammy L. Kernodle

as Self - Musicologist

Juliette Gréco

as Self - Singer

Vincent Bessières

as Self - Writer

George Wein

as Self - Jazz Promoter

Eugene Redmond

as Self - East St. Louis Resident

Carlos Santana

as Self - Musician

Herbie Hancock

as Self - Musician

Marcus Miller

as Self - Musician

Cortez McCoy

as Self - Friend

Sandra McCoy

as Self - Friend

Jack Chambers

as Self - Historian

Frances Davis

as Self - Dancer / 1st Wife

René Urtreger

as Self - Musician

Joshua Redman

as Self - Musician

James Mtume

as Self - Musician

Lenny White

as Self - Musician

Vince Wilburn Jr.

as Self - Nephew

Archie Shepp

as Self - Musician

Stanley Crouch

as Self - Writer

Cheryl Davis

as Self - Daughter

Ron Carter

as Self - Musician

Clive Davis

as Self - Columbia Records President

Marguerite Cantú

as Self - Friend

Erin Davis

as Self - Son

Mark Rothbaum

as Self - Music Manager

Mike Stern

as Self - Musician

Mikel Elam

as Self - Personal Assistant

Jo Gelbard

as Self - Painter

Wallace Roney

as Self - Musician

Miles Davis

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

as Self - Anchorman (archive footage)

Charlie Parker

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Dizzy Gillespie

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Thelonious Monk

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Johnny Mathis

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

Louis Malle

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau

as Self - Actress (archive footage)

John Coltrane

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Gil Evans

as Self - Music Arranger (archive footage)

Tony Williams

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Betty Davis

as Self - Singer / 2nd Wife (archive footage)

Prince

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Bill Streeter

Sound Recordist

Yusuf Kapadia

Editor

Natasha Mottola

Editor

Steve Berkowitz

Music Consultant

Gautam Choudhury

Sound Recordist

Brian Walker

Sound Recordist

Jean-Paul Guirado

Sound Recordist

Adriano Bravo

Sound Recordist

Redd Reynolds

Sound Recordist

Benny Mouthon

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Brian Bracken

Sound Editor

Javier Chorrillos

Assistant Editor

Joe McGill

Sound Recordist

Don Wyllie

Colorist

Caleb Mose

Sound Recordist

Benny Mouthon

Supervising Sound Editor

Adam Barker

Executive Producer

Cara Fitts

Archival Footage Research

Pearl Lieberman

Archival Footage Research

Stanley Nelson

Director

Lewis Erskine

Editor

Junko Tsunashima

Supervising Producer

Stanley Nelson

Producer

Babatunde Salaam

Production Assistant

Lauren Wimbush

Associate Producer

Jarobi Moorhead

Production Assistant

Michael Kantor

Executive Producer

Peter Worsely

Supervising Producer

Nicole London

Producer

Geoff Kempin

Executive Producer

Terry Shand

Executive Producer

Melissa Morton Hicks

Production Manager

Mead Hunt

Director of Photography

Antonio Rossi

Director of Photography

Henry Adebonojo

Director of Photography

Clare Major

Director of Photography

Hervé Cohen

Director of Photography

Jerry Henry

Director of Photography

Marc Gerke

Director of Photography

Eric Coleman

Director of Photography