Jan Preston

Jan Preston is an Australian domiciled New Zealand musician. She has been a member of bands, including Midge Marsden's Country Flyers, Coup D'Etat (with Harry Lyon) and, in Australia, The Tribe. Originally classically trained, she has released over ten solo albums, often featuring her boogie-woogie piano playing. She sang lead vocals on the Coup D'Etat single No Music on my Radio.

She worked with theatre cooperative Red Mole , alongside their backing band Red Alert. Her work was documented by Sam Neill in the film Red Mole on the Road

Preston has composed music for films such as Illustrious Energy and Home by Christmas, as well as music for 'hundreds of documentaries'. In 1988, she received the Best Music award at the New Zealand Listener Film and Television Awards for her score for Illustrious Energy. She has collaborated with her sister, filmmaker and director Gaylene Preston, for example composing the score for Gaylene's film Home By Christmas.

In 2017, Jan Preston broke both of her wrists in an accident, but has now healed and toured New Zealand with her band Jan Preston's Boogie Circus.