Matt Savage
Matthew James "Matt" Savage (born May 12, 1992) is an American autistic savant musician.
Matt Savage

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- Name
- Matt Savage
- Birth Name
- Matthew James Savage
- Born
- 12 May 1992
- Birthplace
- Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician, composer, teacher
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- jazz
- Education
- Berklee College of Music
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Matthew James "Matt" Savage (born May 12, 1992) is an American autistic savant musician.
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• Name — Matt Savage • Birth Name — Matthew James Savage • Born — 12 May 1992 • Birthplace — Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S. • Genre — * Jazz • classical • Occupation — Musician, composer, teacher • Instrument — Piano, keyboard • Website — http: www.savagerecords.com/ Matt Savage (British musician)
Early life
Early life
Born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, he is the son of Diane and Lawrence "Larry" Savage. Savage was a precocious infant who walked early and learned to read by the age of 18 months. He was diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder, a form of autism, at age three. He did not like any noises or music during his early childhood. At age six, Savage taught himself to read piano music. He studied classical piano for less than a year before discovering jazz, which became his main focus. He and his younger sibling were both home schooled. He began studying at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1999. He continued his classical studies as well. Among Savage's talents are hyperlexia and perfect pitch. Coupled with his extremely high intelligence, these abilities have allowed him to achieve other distinctions as well, such as winning a statewide geography bee.
Career
Career
He has no formal instruction in musical composition. Savage has released twelve albums as a solo performer, as leader of the Matt Savage Trio and as leader of various sized ensembles. By the age of 14, he had also performed with Chaka Khan and other popular singers. In 2006, at age 14, he was featured on a CNN report about the human brain which said he was a savant.
Education
Education
In December 2012 Savage received a Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) in Performance (Piano) from Berklee College of Music and in May 2015 he received his Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Jazz Performance (Piano) from the Manhattan School of Music.
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Matt Savage is recorded with the occupation percussionist. Classed in the genre jazz. Recorded as musician, pianist, composer, drummer and percussionist.
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Matt Savage was born on 12 May 1992.
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- 1.Pine, Dan. "Autistic jazz prodigy already playing with greats", The Jewish News Weekly of Northern California, September 16, 2005.
- 2.Morrow, Marsha. https://web.archive.org/web/20060514114802/http://www.mledger.com/2004/archives/1_news_040804.shtml "N.H. geography champ"] Monadnock Ledger, 8 April 2004. (cached webpage)
- 3.Savants, Discovery Channel documentary, 2003.
- 4.Jones, Chad. "13-year-old Matt Savage has autism and a genius for jazz", InsideBayArea.com, September 21, 2005.
- 5.Silberman, Steve. "The Key to Genius", Wired, December 2003, page 229.
- 6.Massimo, Rick. "N.H. pianist, 13, considers autism one of his strengths", Providence Journal, October 23, 2005.
- 7."Pianist Matt Savage", All Things Considered, April 24, 2002.
- 8.Genius: Quest for Extreme Brain Power, CNN program hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, September 17, 2006.
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