Thomas Wenglinski is a composer, arranger, and pianist from Houston, Texas. Born into a musical family, he was brought up listening to the jazz fusion of artists such as Pat Metheny and Wayne Shorter, and by high school he was regularly composing and recording music as well as playing piano in his high school’s jazz band.
In 2016, Thomas headed west to The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied jazz composition under the direction of Jeff Hellmer and Dr. John Mills. Over the course of four years, he premiered over 30 new works with the school’s big bands. During this time, he also became a regularly gigging pianist in the Austin area, sharing the stage with artists such as Christopher Cross’s Freedonia, Lex Land, BluMoon, Big Wy’s Brass Band, Christian Wiggs, and Daniel Dufour.
After completing his undergraduate degree in May of 2019, Thomas enrolled to the University of Miami, where he now pursues his master’s degree under the direction of Dr. Stephen Guerra. Thomas regularly cites Stevie Wonder, Keith Jarrett, Genevieve Artadi, and Vince Mendoza as several of his biggest musical influences.
