Tony DeBlois
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Anthony Thomas "Tony" DeBlois is a blind US
autistic savant and musician.
but in 1989 was awarded a summer scholarship at Berklee College of Music
in Boston, Massachusetts. Later he was admitted as a full-time student and graduated magna cum laude in 1996.
DeBlois specializes in jazz but can play just about any other type of music as well. A savant, he plays 20 musical instruments and has held concerts worldwide but also has his own band, Goodnuf. He can play about 8,000 pieces from memory.
United States
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autistic savant and musician.
Biography
Tony DeBlois was born blind on January 22, 1974. He began to play piano at the age of two. At first DeBlois studied in the Perkins School for the BlindPerkins School for the Blind
Perkins School for the Blind, located in Watertown, Massachusetts, is the oldest schools for the blind in the United States. It has also been known as the Perkins Institution for the Blind.-History:...
but in 1989 was awarded a summer scholarship at Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston, Massachusetts. Later he was admitted as a full-time student and graduated magna cum laude in 1996.
DeBlois specializes in jazz but can play just about any other type of music as well. A savant, he plays 20 musical instruments and has held concerts worldwide but also has his own band, Goodnuf. He can play about 8,000 pieces from memory.