ABOUT

Jennifer Thomas – Composer, Pianist,
Violinist, Performing & Recording Artist

A versatile and multi-award-winning American pianist, violinist, and composer, Jennifer Thomas
performed as a soloist with symphonies and orchestras before striking out on
her own as a successful recording artist in 2007. Jennifer's compositions and
classical covers have found favor on the Billboard classical and classical
crossover charts, and her music has been used in film, television, as well as
in the sporting world as her music is a particular favorite in the
international sport of figure skating and was featured in the 2021 Tokyo Summer
Olympic Games, and the 2021 Winter Olympic games in Beijing.

A native of the Pacific Northwest in Washington, Jennifer began her formal
musical training at home at the age of five — her mother is also a pianist and
composer. She studied piano at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she
performed with the school’s piano ensemble and played violin in its symphony.
Upon graduating, the in-demand multi-instrumentalist performed with Salt Lake
City’s Murray Symphony, the Temple Square Concert Series, and the Oregon Pro
Arte Chamber Orchestra, and worked for the Seattle Symphony in their
educational department. During this time Jennifer began composing her own
pieces, drawing on her deep knowledge of classical music to craft instrumental
works that were both steeped in tradition, and experimental and
cinematic. 

Thomas has released 8 studio albums to date, the latest being Oceans - which debuted
at number three on the Billboard Classical Crossover Classical chart, and #1 on Amazon
Classical, and #1 on iTunes Classical. "Underwater Carnival Ride" from Oceans also recently
won Best Contemporary Classical at the 2024 Hollywood Independent Music Awards.
Jennifer's popular 2018 album The Fire Within also garnered worldwide attention as
Thomas’ music video showed her playing a burning piano- which stirred reactions
from traditional classicalpurists to cinematic enthusiasts.

Jennifer's music has been enjoyed in concert halls coast to coast from Carnegie
Hall to Benaroya Hall both in solo format and with large symphony
orchestras. Both her music and videos have garnered numerous awards and
recognitions across the globe for her unique cinematic style, as well as
earning over almost a billion worldwide streams on various streaming platforms,
including being in the top 0.05% most listened to artists on Pandora. She is an
active member of the Recording Academy (National Academy of Recording Arts
Sciences), a member of the Alliance of Women Film Composers, an ASCAP member,
and proud to be a Yamaha endorsed artist. Jennifer produces all of her
music independently, and has various projects represented by the Avex
Entertainment Record Label in Asia, the Epic Women project with Warner Chappell
Music worldwide, and upcoming film/tv music projects with Audio Network in
London. Jennifer currently lives in Sequim, WA with her husband, Will and their
3 young sons.