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

The New York Timesbestselling, "unforgettable tale of hope, heart and humanity" (People) The true story of journalist Steve Lopez's discovery of Nathanial Ayers, a former classical bass student at Julliard, playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Deeply affected by the beauty of Ayers music, Lopez took it upon himself to change the prodigy's life-only to find that their relationship would have a profound change on his own life.

Steve Lopez is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, where he first wrote a series of enormously popular columns about Nathanial Ayers. Lopez, the father of three children, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Alison, and daughter, Caroline.