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Tuesday Night Special Edition – Manayunk Bridge Honk 2025
Philadelphia’s musical reeds dynamo Gabe Preston leads a tribe of Horn players in the night that you’ll never forget and will Long Remember.
Come and watch the sun set over the Bala Hills and be soothed and excited by glorious sounds.
Featuring:
Gabe Preston
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LOU FUIANO – Baritone and Tenor Saxophones
Lou has been an active performer in Philadelphia music scene for over 35 years. He fell in love with the saxophone and the music attached to it later in life, well after college. With a day job as a graphic designer in place, he bought a King Zephyr tenor and began lessons with Joe Fortunato, a tenor man from his South Philly neigborhood.
First influences were soul and R&B players such as Maceo Parker and Junior Walker. Early projects were with small sections in the Philly and New York Ska scene. He and Mike Hood formed a close friendship in those years. As a result, Lou has been a dedicated member of the Hoppin’ John Orchestra ever since.
Lou has performed and recorded with the likes of Public Service, Ruder Than You, The Toasters, Marah, Dr Ketchup, The Gone Combo, The Kandy Whales, The Odean Pope Saxophone Choir and The Newdelphia Saxophone Quartet.
Lou doesn’t play the saxophone as much as wresle it to the ground. Jazz, blues and funk are where he feels at home. He currently stays busy with his groove based quartet called Buddy Boy.
MIKE HOOD – Bass, Trombone, Composition & Arranging
Michael has been a musical performer since the age of 9. First mandolin, then trombone, then euphonium and since 1996, bass. Originally from piedmont North Carolina, he has performed with the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Spinners, Billy Paul, Chuck Mangione, the Captain and Tennille, Nancy Sinatra, The Hooters, Bill Watrous, Peter Erskine and many other national and local musicians. As an endorsed Conn-Selmer Artist, he plays Bach Stradivarius instruments exclusively. He is also a decorated US Army veteran and served proudly from 1991 to 1999. He remains inspired by the music of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, the John Kirby Sextet and Dmitri Shostakovich.
Daniel Spearman, Trumpet – an amazing young trumpeter, band leader. And composer. He showed up to play last year’s ‘Honk and blew away. https://www.danielspearman.com/portfolio
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