Thomas Cuffari, born in New Rochelle, New York, is an extremely talented and versatile musician. Competing regularly in piano competitions since the age of nine, Thomas has been a winner in the Sigma Alpha Iota Scholarship Competition, Southern California Bach Festival, South Western Chopin Competition, Los Angeles Liszt Competition, Cypress College 20th Century Competition, and the Southern California Bartok Festival. Thomas has appeared on stage abroad in Europe and Asia as well as here in the United States giving performances at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, The Orange County Performing Arts Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Steinway Hall in New York City.

Thomas studied organ with Dr. Frederick Swann at the Crystal Cathedral and appeared as a featured soloist on the Hour of Power. He has held positions as organist at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Santa Ana, St. Pauls Lutheran Church of Orange, Artesia-Cerritos Methodist Church, Riverdale Presbyterian Church and is currently the Music Director at Scarborough Presbyterian Church. His musical gifts are in demand in the Hudson River Valley Presbytery.

Thomas is also versed in more contemporary music such as jazz, rock, and gospel. He leads a contemporary worship music team at Yonkers Presbyterian Church and has been playing with big bands and jazz quartets since his high school years. Thomas has received awards from the International Association of Jazz Educators for his musical excellence.

In addition to being a pianist and organist, Thomas is also an experienced choral conductor. He is the founder and music director of the Westchester Women's Chorale and has recently been appointed the music director of the Maplewood Men's Glee Club in Maplewood, NJ. Thomas has also organized and conducted several oratorio concerts at Scarborough Presbyterian Church.

Thomas attended Chapman University in Orange, CA where he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance with honors under the tutelage of Dr. Joseph Matthews. He completed his Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at Manhattan School of Music as a student of Sarah Davis Buechner.