Anjani Thomas
(born 10 July 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist, best known for her work with singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, as well as Carl Anderson, Frank Gambale, and Stanley Clarke. She became a solo artist in 2000.
Anjani was born in Honolulu, Hawaii where she trained in guitar, piano and voice. She attended Berklee College of Music for a year then moved to New York City to a pursue a music career. She performed in jazz clubs before meeting producer John Lissauer, who hired her to provide backup vocals on Leonard Cohen's influential song "Hallelujah" from Various Positions
. Anjani went on to tour with Cohen in 1985 as his keyboardist and backup vocalist, and has regularly worked with Cohen ever since, lending her talents to I'm Your Man
, The Future
, and Dear Heather
.
Anjani launched a solo career with Anjani
in 2000 followed by The Sacred Names
in 2001 – an ode to the Aramaic, Greek and Hebrew names of God. In 2006, Cohen contributed lyrics and production talents to Anjani's music and arrangements for Blue Alert
on Columbia Records. The song "Blue Alert" was used in a 2007 Old Navy TV spot.
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Anjani Thomas
(born
10 July 1959) is an
American singer-songwriter and
pianist, best known for her work with singer-songwriter
Leonard Cohen, as well as
Carl Anderson,
Frank Gambale, and
Stanley Clarke. She became a solo artist in 2000.
Anjani was born in
Honolulu, Hawaii where she trained in guitar, piano and voice. She attended
Berklee College of Music for a year then moved to
New York City to a pursue a music career. She performed in jazz clubs before meeting producer John Lissauer, who hired her to provide backup vocals on
Leonard Cohen's influential song "
Hallelujah" from
Various Positions
. Anjani went on to tour with Cohen in 1985 as his keyboardist and backup vocalist, and has regularly worked with Cohen ever since, lending her talents to
I'm Your Man
,
The Future
, and
Dear Heather
.
Anjani launched a solo career with
Anjani
in 2000 followed by
The Sacred Names
in 2001 – an ode to the Aramaic, Greek and Hebrew
names of God. In 2006, Cohen contributed lyrics and production talents to Anjani's music and arrangements for
Blue Alert
on Columbia Records. The song "Blue Alert" was used in a 2007
Old Navy TV spot.