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Matthew Zachary
Told he might never walk, let alone play piano again, Matthew refused to give up hope. He empowered himself to continue playing as best he could through both surgery and post-operative treatment. Against all odds and advice, Matthew returned to school that same semester and graduated on time magna cum laude.
Nearing eight years later, Matthew has beaten the odds. He is with us tonight to share his experiences, along with the music inspired by those experiences
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Matthew Zachary: Scribblings
by AAJ Staff
If Matthew Zachary’s debut release, Scribblings, is new age music, it is because he has entered into a new age of life – having fought off cancer. What a start in musical recording.
Matthew Zachary began what he thought would be a life in music by studying the piano at age 11. He began performing when he was 16 but, by 21, life looked very different. Zachary was diagnosed with medulloblastoma – a malignant form of brain cancer usually found ...
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