Claude Rawlings grows up poor and invisible, watching the world pass from the basement window of his Manhattan apartment. His mother, a troubled taxi driver, offers little stability—only the unpredictable chaos of a life on the fringe. But hidden in their small home is an old, out-of-tune piano. And the moment Claude touches its keys, everything changes.
Driven by a talent he barely understands, Claude begins a relentless journey through exacting lessons, private academies, and the unforgiving world of high art. From obscurity to Carnegie Hall, his rise is marked by sacrifice, brilliance, and haunting loneliness.
Body & Soul is the lyrical, jazz-inflected tale of a working-class prodigy forging identity through music.
But what must Claude give up to truly find himself?
