Matt Savage at West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church

Matt Savage – pianist, composer, arranger, performer and bandleader – has been connected with some of the biggest names in jazz since he began his career at the age of eight. Now age twenty-two, Matt has eleven albums to his name, the newest of which are A Bigger Celebration(September 17, 2013) and the limited-edition release A Live Celebration: Kobe, Japan (January 14, 2014).

Matt’s accomplishments are especially impressive given the fact that as a young child he could not tolerate music or sound in general. At the age of three, Matt was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, a high-functioning type of autism. For the next four years, his parents immersed him in intensive intervention therapies. At age 6 ½, Matt completed auditory integration therapy, which drastically reduced his sensitivity to sound. With re-tuned sensory and social perceptions, Matt immersed himself in all things musical. His abilities flourished at a hyper-accelerated pace. Matt taught himself to read music and play piano literally overnight; he began formal lessons soon therafter....

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Matt Savage – pianist, composer, arranger, performer and bandleader – has been connected with some of the biggest names in jazz since he began his career at the age of eight. Now age twenty-two, Matt has eleven albums to his name, the newest of which are A Bigger Celebration(September 17, 2013) and the limited-edition release A Live Celebration: Kobe, Japan (January 14, 2014).

Matt’s accomplishments are especially impressive given the fact that as a young child he could not tolerate music or sound in general. At the age of three, Matt was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, a high-functioning type of autism. For the next four years, his parents immersed him in intensive intervention therapies. At age 6 ½, Matt completed auditory integration therapy, which drastically reduced his sensitivity to sound. With re-tuned sensory and social perceptions, Matt immersed himself in all things musical. His abilities flourished at a hyper-accelerated pace. Matt taught himself to read music and play piano literally overnight; he began formal lessons soon therafter.

Shadybrook is proud to donate a portion of the proceeds to
NAMI Greater Cleveland (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
NAMI is dedicated to empowering persons affected by mental illness and their family members to achieve a better quality of life by providing them with support, education, referral and advocacy.

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