Omar Thomas
Last updated: October 2025
Omar Thomas was born to Guyanese parents in Brooklyn, New York. In 2006, Omar= moved to Boston to pursue a Master of Music in Jazz Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. He is the protege of composers and educators Ken Schaphorst and Frank Carlberg. For his work, Omar was named the 2014 Lavender Rhino Award recipient by The History Project, as an up-and-coming activist in the Boston LGBTQ community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC).
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