"A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans."
Gary Carr
as Buddy Bolden
Michael Rooker
as Pat McMurphy
Ian McShane
as Judge Perry
Yaya DaCosta
as Nora Bolden
Ser'Darius Blain
as Willie Cornish
Reno Wilson
as Louis Armstrong
Kelvin Harrison, Jr.
as Frankie Dusen
Erik LaRay Harvey
as Bartley
Robert Ri'chard
as George Baquet
Karimah Westbrook
as Alice Bolden
JoNell Kennedy
as Ida Bass
Serena Reeder
as Mavis
Christina Marie Karis
as Bernadette
Kearia Schroeder
as Grace
Chelsea Vale
as Dancer
Tiffany Hayes
as Creole Prostitute
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Stunt Double
Dan Pritzker
Director
Screenplay
Story
David Rothschild
Marthe Pineau
Set Decoration
Scott Steiner
Original Music Composer
Mark Isham
Wynton Marsalis
Gershon Ginsburg
Art Direction
Christopher V. Bromley
Co-Producer
Patrick Cassidy
Rudy Persico
Thomas J. Nordberg
Editor
Craig Fincannon
Casting
Gary Kosko
David S. Dranitzke
Bruce Moriarty
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Chris Steele-Nicholson
Leonard Loventhal
Executive Producer
Brian Stultz
Production Design
Ed Arrendell
Joyce Marling
Costume Design
Producer
Michele Tayler
Mark Fincannon
Jonathan Cornick
Brian Baker
Neal Norton
Director of Photography
Jason Sweers
Graphic Designer
Debi Young
Makeup Artist