Manhattan Beach Autistic Musician with Perfect Pitch to Perform Locally

From a press release:

StoreyTime, a nonprofit, five-piece vocal jazz group that features Patrick Storey of Manhattan Beach, an extremely gifted young man who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2, is having its first fundraiser on Nov. 19 at Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes.

An attendance of 300 is expected with individual tickets priced at $165. Our South Bay guests will enjoy live and silent auctions, Trump catering and live musical entertainment throughout the evening.

Storey is a treasure - he is a musician born with perfect pitch and the ability to recall musical phrases with mathematical precision - natural gifts that fewer than 1 in 10,000 people can boast.

His musical abilities became clear when his father enrolled him in music lessons in his teen years. Despite being extremely limited verbally, he is able to read music, sing in multiple languages and boasts an impressive repertoire of complicated jazz, classical, pop & music theater styles.

StoreyTime was created by Patrick’s father, Jim Storey, and professional musician Beth Rohde to give Patrick a performance platform & create awareness within the community about the impact of music to those within the autism spectrum. Beth, along with her husband Matt Rohde (who is the Associate Musical Director for American Idol) is the founder of Coast Music Conservatory in Hermosa Beach.

StoreyTime made its debut at the 2nd Annual Evening for Autism benefit in Newport Beach, performing in front of a crowd of 600. They have since performed in numerous venues and events in greater Los Angeles, and were recently nominated for “Best Jazz Vocal Group” at the LA Music Awards.

Storeytime’s self-titled debut EP will be released on iTunes in November.

For more information, see http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e9smrm5l28bd9630&llr=kkbhmrfab and http://storeytimeonline.com/.

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