Blondie O'Hara

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Carolyn Stilton

Miranda Richardson

Seldom Seen

Harry Belafonte

Henry Stilton

Michael Murphy

Johnny O'Hara

Dermot Mulroney

`Blue' Green

Martin Martin

Johnny Flynn

Steve Buscemi

Sheepshan Red

A.C. Smith

Babe Flynn

Brooke Smith

Nettie Bolt

Jane Adams

Lester Young

Joshua Redman

Addie Parker

Jeff Feringa

Rally Speaker

Tim Snay

Jackie Ciro

Michael Ornstein

Charlie Parker

Albert J. Burnes

Gas Station Attendant

John Durbin

Hey-Hey Club Hostess

Gina Belafonte

Pearl Cummings

Ajia Mignon Johnson

Telegraph Operator

Nancy Marcy

Hey Hey Club Musician

James Carter

Lazia Man

Marlon Hoffman

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Tenor Saxophone

Craig Handy

Hey Hey Club Musician

David Murray

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Alto Saxophone

Jesse Davis

Hey Hey Club Musician

David 'Fathead' Newman Jr.

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Clarinet / Baritone Saxophone

Don Byron

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Trumpet

Nicholas Payton

Hey Hey Club Musician

Olu Dara

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Trombone

Curtis Fowlkes

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Trombone

Clark Gayton

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Piano

Cyrus Chestnut

Hey Hey Club Musician

James Zollar

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Bass

Ron Carter

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Bass

Christian McBride

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Guitar

Russell Malone

Hey Hey Club Musician

Victor Lewis

Hey-Hey Club Musician: Big Joe Turner

Kevin Mahogany

Hey Hey Club Musician

Geri Allen

Gangster (uncredited)

Paul Anselmo

Gangster (uncredited)

Cameron DeVictor

Bar drunk (uncredited)

Ron Licari

Hey Hey Club Musician

Tyrone Clark

Phone Clerk (uncredited)

John Pritchett

Flynn's Man (uncredited)

Andrew Patrick Ralston

Hey Hey Club Musician

Mark Whitfield

Pendergast Voter (uncredited)

Tim Wrobel