Jackie began playing the piano at the age of 7.  She went from being a primary school music teacher to a private piano and flute teacher whilst performing in the folk-rock band Double Exposure then playing her own compositions in The Uncertainty Of Passion and Sardar Wind.  Jackie discovered the delights of the accordion whilst studying under Mario Conway at Cardiff College of Music and Drama.  As well as writing and performing her own music on the accordion Jackie has been playing tango and French café music with Paris Moon and Tango Select for the past 15 years.

Sarah started as a classical double bass player in the Newbury Symphony Orchestra.  For many years she played folk music with the barn-dance band Sensible Shoes.    For the past 15 years Sarah has played double bass in Paris Moon with Jackie Doe on accordion creating their own interpretation of French café music.   She is also a member of Tango Select, a four piece tango band with Jackie Doe, Keith Allen and Piotr Jordan and has written music for both bands.   Sarah also plays piano and concertina.  Once a year she takes part in a unique event where over 40 musicians from all over the country meet to create a concertina orchestra which plays a variety of music from classical to rag-time.   She teaches Kodaly music in nursery schools as well as being a professional landscape and portrait painter.

Keith's musical career began as lead vocalist and harmonica player in the blues/rock idiom.  He has played with bands as diverse as Hawkwind and Fairport Convention.  He is currently lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist with the Ian Campbell Band, playing blues/rock standards and originals.   In his own Keith Allen Band he performs songs by Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson and Leonard Cohen, to name but a few.  Keith has also played the drums with the Marty Wilde Band and in more recent years, the King Earl Boogie Band.   As a complete contrast, Keith has played the guitar for Paris Moon and Tango Select for the past 10 years.

photo by Simon Tuke

Piotr Jordan was born and brought up in Lodz, Poland and started playing the violin at the age of 6.  After studying at the Warsaw Conservatory he moved to Prague.   He has lived and worked in England as a professional violinist since 1994 playing in numerous bands in a variety of styles ranging from Hot Club Jazz to Gaelic to traditional Gypsy and Balkan music.   Piotr performs on recording sessions and is a tutor at the East London Late Starters Orchestra - a phenomenal organisation which has been running for 23 years and has taught countless numbers of adults to play string instruments.  It has been studied for its teaching techniques and been a model for orchestras in Leeds and New York.   Piotr's Balkan Gypsy Band Dunajska Kapelye plays regularly at the Vortex Jazz Club in East London and was recently Time Out Magazine's critics' choice describing them as "Extreme, virtuoso Balkan Gypsy jazz....."