Bunk Gardner and Don Preston
The Don and Bunk Show is coming to the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library in Torrance on Saturday, December 9th at 2 pm. The trio consists of keyboardist Don Preston and saxophonist Bunk Gardner, both alumni of the Mothers of Invention, and drummer Chris Garcia. Sponsored by the Friends of the Torrance Public Library, admission to the concert is free.
Don Preston and Bunk Gardner’s musical association goes back to the late sixties when they performed alongside Frank Zappa as members of the original Mothers of Invention, and Preston’s forays into jazz has included notable partnerships with such artists as Alex Cline, Bobby Bradford and the late John Carter. The band’s sets typically draw heavily, though not exclusively, from the Mothers’ songbook as well as Preston’s original jazz compositions.
The Don and Bunk Show perform at 2 pm, December 9th, at the Katy Geissert Civic Center Library, 3301 Torrance Bl, Torrance, CA. 90503. (310)781-7599. FULL DISCLOSURE: the author booked this show for the library.
