THE SOLOIST – Reading Group Choices

nbsp;Now a major motion picture—”An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy.” –Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down) When Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles’ skid row, he found it impossible to walk away. More than thirty years earlier, Ayers had been a promising classical bass student at Juilliard—ambitious, charming, and also one of the few African-Americans—until he gradually lost his ability to function, overcome by schizophrenia.

Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist - The New York Times

The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve López

Jackson American Series Soloist SL3 Review

Audience Choice Awards 2022–2023: Bay Area Winners

This emotionally resonant novel in verse by award-winning author Nikki Grimes celebrates choosing to be true to yourself. Garvey's father has always

Garvey's Choice by Nikki Grimes: 9781635925111 | : Books

Rutherford Public Library

Street Scene The New Yorker

Gypsy Jazz Songbook Robin Nolan Paul Meader Soloist Rhythm Sections Sheet Music

Who's Who in Rock Music by York (1982, Paperback) 9780684173436