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JAN PRESTON is a COMPOSER, PIANO PLAYER, SINGER and SONGWRITER who is often described as “Australia’s Queen of Boogie Piano”.
She plays festivals and concerts throughout Australia, NZ, and Europe, and writes music for films; her theme for the iconic ABC TV series, AUSTRALIAN STORY, can be heard nationwide every week.
Jan began her life practising classical music up to 6 hours a day, but as a young adult became more engrossed in Jazz/blues, particularly 1920’s BOOGIE PIANO. She has played shows before international acts Bo Diddley, Harry Manx, Robert Cray and Little Willie Littlefield, and has shared the stage with the best Australian jazz/blues performers including Mike Nock, Chris Wilson, Dutch Tilders, Jim Conway, Phil Manning and Mal Eastick.
Jan has also had a longstanding interest and affection for the iconic honky tonk piano player, WINIFRED ATWELL, and her show about Winnie’s life and music has had standing ovations, and sold out theatres and clubs throughout Australia and NZ.
Of her passion for boogie piano, Jan says “In a world that can be, at times, sad and stressful, there is nothing so uplifting as the PIANO BOOGIE beat!”
She plays festivals and concerts throughout Australia, NZ, and Europe, and writes music for films; her theme for the iconic ABC TV series, AUSTRALIAN STORY, can be heard nationwide every week.
Jan began her life practising classical music up to 6 hours a day, but as a young adult became more engrossed in Jazz/blues, particularly 1920’s BOOGIE PIANO. She has played shows before international acts Bo Diddley, Harry Manx, Robert Cray and Little Willie Littlefield, and has shared the stage with the best Australian jazz/blues performers including Mike Nock, Chris Wilson, Dutch Tilders, Jim Conway, Phil Manning and Mal Eastick.
Jan has also had a longstanding interest and affection for the iconic honky tonk piano player, WINIFRED ATWELL, and her show about Winnie’s life and music has had standing ovations, and sold out theatres and clubs throughout Australia and NZ.
Of her passion for boogie piano, Jan says “In a world that can be, at times, sad and stressful, there is nothing so uplifting as the PIANO BOOGIE beat!”