HOME     BLUES BIO     BANDS & PROJECTS     SCHEDULE     MUSIC BITS    

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.

2009 is already nearly over - time flies when you're having fun! It's been full of great music, and some very nice special events - the second tour of Belgium, the Yale Hotel Harmonica Blast, and the Hornby Island Blues Camp. For 2010 I've got the 3rd tour of Belgium lined up in May, and the Vancouver Island Musicfest later in the summer, with more to come.
Here's the link to our European webpage regarding the 2010 tour:
Blues & Roots Tour 2010

Some sad news is that the Tenth Street Tavern has changed hands and will no longer feature Sunday music - thanks to Phil and all the folks there for a great year of supporting live music!


I'll put up a few photos from Hornby soon; meantime, here's a link to a You Tube shoot of my harmonica students playing on student's night:
The Joe King Chillers

I've posted audio clips of the new Preston & Bonkowski CD, "Bright Lights" - just click "Music Bits" above to give them a listen. I'll have on-line ordering for the new CD "Bright Lights" soon; meantime, just contact me to order one. CD Baby has the first Preston & Bonkowski CD "Satisfy Somebody"; check it out!.
AUDITION/ORDER the CD


View Preston & Bonkowski's EPK

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