 Denzel Washington (qv)s trumpet sound is played by  Terence Blanchard (qv) and Branford Marsalis (qv) plays the sax  for Wesley Snipes (qv). The music you hear in the movie when the  actors are "playing" was performed by Branfords working band which  was used for _"Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The" (1992)_ (qv) when  Jay Leno (qv) took over.