About

Thomas Linger, multi-award-winning pianist, originally comes from the small Appalachian town of Waynesville, North Carolina. After attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he quickly took the music scene by storm by winning first place in the American Jazz Pianist Competition and moving to New York City in 2017. Most recently, he was one of five finalists in the American Pianists Awards, a competition with a grand prize worth over $200,000. Thomas is now a highly sought-after performer, composer, and teacher, having performed worldwide in some of the most prestigious venues from The Village Vanguard, Lincoln Center and Dizzy's Club, to Smalls, Mezzrow, Ornithology Jazz Club, and many more. In addition to his skills as both a natural bandleader and consummate sideman, he is also a renowned solo pianist. He has performed alongside many current star luminaries including Peter Bernstein, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Peter Washington, Joe Farnsworth, Brandon Lee, Joe Magnarelli, Tyler Mitchell, Doug Weiss, Francisco Mela, and many others. Thomas's most recent album Out In It is available under the Cellar Records label featuring 8 of his original compositions and reaching number 17 on the Top 50 JazzWeek chart.