Matthew Whitaker

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matthew Whitaker
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 2001(2001-04-03)
Age	23
Birthplace	Hackensack
Country	United States
Birth City	New Jersey
Horoscope	Taurus

Matthew Whitaker Biography

Matthew Whitaker is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on April 3, 2001 in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. Matthew Whitaker (born April 3, 2001) is an American jazz pianist. Blind since birth, he has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center and the Apollo Theater, where, at 10, he was the opening performer for Stevie Wonder induction into the Apollo Theater’s Hall of Fame. Whitaker is the subject of Thrive, a 13-minute documentary about “the prodigious talent and irrepressible spirit of a musically precocious 12-year- old blind boy.”

Whitaker began taking piano lessons when he was 5 as the youngest student at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School, a New York school for the blind and visually impaired. With perfect pitch, he learned to play piano mainly by listening, although he learned to read Braille music as well. He later studied at The Harlem School of the Arts, and in addition to taking lessons in classical and jazz piano, he learned to play the organ, percussion instruments, the clarinet and bass guitar. At 9, he earned the support of the Jazz Foundation of America, and as a teenager, he attended the Manhattan School of Music’s Pre-College Jazz program. His playing was influenced by Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Barry Harris, Erroll Garner, and Thelonious Monk.

Matthew Whitaker Net Worth

Matthew Whitaker is one of the richest Pianist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matthew Whitaker 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In April 2017, Whitaker performed on the Ellen Degeneres Show and competed on Fox’s Showtime at the Apollo, winning first place. Whitaker has toured Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Among other venues, he has performed at the main concert hall at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C and the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

On March 6, 2017, he released his first album, Outta the Box. Other musicians on the album include Christian McBride, Dave Stryker, Will Calhoun, Sammy Figueroa, Melissa Walker, and James Carter.

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Who is Matthew Whitaker Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Cathy Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Matthew Whitaker celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.

How did Matthew Whitaker become blind?

Whitaker was born in Hackensack, New Jersey to May and Moses Whitaker. Born three months prematurely, he weighed less than two pounds, and was given a less than 50 percent chance of survival. He was later diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) , which caused his blindness.

How old is Matthew Whitaker The Pianist?

21 years (April 3, 2001)

Is Matthew Whitaker?

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Are there any blind pianists?

Nobuyuki Tsujii is yet another famous pianist to be born blind. Tsujii began playing piano by ear when he was two years old and by the time he was seven, he started reading braille music.

What caused the visual cortex of Whitaker's brain to pick up music?

It seems like his brain is taking that part of the tissue that’s not being stimulated by sight and using it or maybe helping him to perceive music with it.” As he explained, Whitaker’s brain is “ sort of borrowing that part of the brain and rewiring it to help him hear music.”