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This site is the home of music from Gary Preston. I've got a range of groups from my solo harmonica and piano work, to the duo Preston & Bonkowski, the Gary Preston Band, and the KingmiXers - all playing real music - based on blues and R&B, but covering a wide range of styles.

Check the schedule to see what's coming up, and have a listen/look at the audio and video clips on the "Music Bits" page!

Our latest recording project is mastered and ready for production, and I'm pretty darn pleased with it so far. We're calling it a KingmiXers project, and it features me, Anita, and David Schade. As per many requests, it will include "Granny's At The Wheel"; you can get out your steering wheel and horn and sing along with us. I had to track down Reverend Billy C. Wirtz to get permission to record his song and he seems to be as much a character as you'd expect. Granny figures in a few of his tunes - maybe next album I'll record "Grandma vs. The Crusher" - an ode to pro wrestling.

PRESS QUOTES and HAPPY CUSTOMERS:
“A real…treat, quality blues all the way.” Blueprint - British Blues Connection
“highly recommended” Victoria Times-Colonist
“burnin' hot” Westcoast Entertainment Magazine
“Good…Damn good!“ Junior Wells
“you were a great hit - I've never seen so many people up dancing in my life” Rolf Petersen - client

EPK:
View Preston & Bonkowski's EPK

CDs:
I have two Preston & Bonkowski CDs, "Bright Lights", and "Satisfy Somebody".
Contact me to purchase CDs ... I'll get online downloads and ordering together soon!

Here's some CD reviews:

"...they create one heck of a formidable duo. GARY & ANITA are to this arena what Fred & Ginger, Bogart & Bacall, Burns & Allen and Lucy & Desi were to theirs...GARY's harp is equal to, if not better than, any of those other cats that constantly make everyone's top five harmonica player lists."
PETER "BLEWZZMAN" LAURO, mary4music

"Satisfy Somebody" is a wonderful mixture of songs...Gary and Anita meld their talents together as they magically compliment each other...I give "Satisfy Somebody" my highest rating of ***** Stars."
BLUES UNDERGROUND

"Gary and Anita are yet another pairing of such fine, fine talents emerging from Canada...Just grab your washboard and play along! Very much worth a listen! Fab!"
BRIAN HARMAN, bluesartstudio (Vienna)

"...exceptional blues style...great feeling for authenticity...blues lovers cannot ignore this CD!"
ROOTSTIME (Belgium)

"I like it! The grooves are right on the money...you two are a swingin' little duo. You should sell a lot of these, and get a lot of gigs..."
DAVID VEST, Trillium recording artist