09 October 2024 - 0 Comments

The irrepressible Jan Preston comes clean on her longstanding and sometimes bumpy road to piano stardom. Jan will spin yarns from dives in Manhattan to the concert halls of Europe, from her early days in Wellington’s Red Mole Theatre Troupe to a pop hit with Auckland rock band Coup D’Etat, relocating to Sydney, and her enduring 50 year career as a piano player, singer/songwriter and composer. Alongside projected images, Jan’s trio will perform her original songs and compositions, providing a perfect counterpoint to her story.

With special guest acoustic guitarist from Melbourne Nick Charles - Guitarist (charlesguitar.com)

With dazzling melodic fingerpicking on six and twelve string guitars, stinging bottleneck slide and a lifetime’s stories and songs gathered or written on the world’s musical highways, it’s no surprise that he has been selected to represent Australia at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Nick will be performing on the iconic stages on Beale Street in January 2025.

These are two consummate artists who have put together something very special to celebrate their love of the music that has defined their stellar careers, so good  to have them performing for us here about the North Island October 10th to 20th . Jan and Mike then continue on with a further ten shows about the island as a duo Oct 23-Nov3

Tickets  and tour details with Eventfinda and more through Facebook and Jan Preston – Boogie Piano Singer Composer

Jan Preston's Boogie Circus With Special Guest Nick Charles - Eventfinda

Mayfair Cafe, Upper Hutt, Wellington Thu 10 Oct 7:30pm ….Dinner & show offering from 5.30 pm

Feilding Little Theatre, Feilding Manawatu Fri 11 Oct 7:30pm

Whanganui Musicians Club, Whanganui, Sat 12 Oct 7:30pm

Plymouth International Hotel, New Plymouth, Taranaki  Sun 13 Oct 3:30pm

Rotorua Citizens Club, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Wed 16 Oct 7:30pm

The Refinery, Paeroa, Hauraki  Thu 17 Oct 7:00pm

Omaha House Of The Blues, Hamilton, Waikato  Fri 18 Oct 7:30pm

Tauranga Musical Theatre, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty  Sat 19 Oct 7:30pm

Monkey House Theatre, Whitianga, The Coromandel  Sun 20 Oct 4:00pm 

But wait there’s more,  leading into Labour Weekend and beyond Jan (keyboard/ piano)  and partner Mike (drums/ percussion) will continue this North Island tour visit with further shows as a duo  from October 23rd to Nov 3rd not bad for a couple of ol’ septuagenarians.

Jan Preston's Boogie Circus Duo - Eventfinda 

UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture Centre, Howick, Auckland  Wed 23 Oct 7:00pm

The Arts House Trust, Pah Homestead, Hillsborough, Auckland  Thu 24 Oct 7:00pm

Black Box Theatre, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands Fri 25 Oct 7:30pm

Riverbank Centre, Whangārei Sat 26 Oct 7:30pm

TheTahi Bar + Kitchen, Warkworth, Auckland Sun 27 Oct 3:00pm

Artworks Community Theatre, Waiheke Island, Auckland   Mon 28 Oct 3:00pm Labour Day holiday

Botticelli Restaurant and Bar, Takapuna, Auckland  Tue 29 Oct dinner & show from 5:00pm / 8.00 pm

Gateway Theatre, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty  Thu 31 Oct 7:30pm

Evolution Theatre, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne  Fri 1 Nov 7:30pm

Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay Sat 2 Nov 7:30pm

Kapiti Playhouse, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast  Sun 3 Nov 4:00pm

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