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Latest music, Masterlink Sessions notes, tour updates and project stories from Redtenbacher's Funkestra.
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Trumpet Player Sid is a formidable trumpet player with a AAA resume who joined the Funkestra many funky moons ago. He brings his rock solid lead playing and exciting soloing to the band as well as his horn arranging and even co-wrote some of the Funkestra tunes. Live he also significantly embellishes the groove with…
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Guitarist Eran has been the guitarist in the Funkestra from 2005 to 2018. Both a seriously driving force of the rhythm section and an exciting soloist who customarily ignites the audience with his solo flights. A native of Israel, he is also fantastically good with technology and co-founder of KnowledgeRocks, a London based Music Education…
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Saxophonist Simon brings a lot of firepower and a joyously un-inhibited style to the music of the Funkestra. After years of enjoying his muscular, inventive and exciting contributions on tenor sax we?ve also come to learn that he is equally excellent on the alto and bari – and if this wouldn?t be enough – he…
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Drummer Mike ‘The Oracle’ Sturgis is the longstanding drummer of the Funkestra and is without a doubt the rock-solid backbone of the band. His timing, groove and feel are a vital part the Funkestra sound, and he has continued to develop and adapt his approach to the art of funky drumming to suit the changing…
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This February we’ll be heading up to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester to run workshops and rehearse some very big band arrrangements ahead of a special performance on Saturday 20th February at the RNCM Theatre!
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?was dominated by collaboration and expansion into new waters. Read my take on memorable events of 2015 and what lies ahead in the new year. A very happy, healthy and fulfilling 2016 to you all! Thank YOU for your continued support of our adventures in Funkland…
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And for the last concert in 2015 it is our pleasure to announce our ‘funky Christmas’ gig at the 606 Jazz Club in Chelsea, on Friday 4th of December, feat. Brendan Reilly on vocals. Come out an have a boogie with us before those Christmas Turkeys weigh you down!
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Every now and then all my favorite things come together – as was the case when Gordon Murrison from Open Planet Software contacted us to see if we wanted to get involved in a presentation at the Apple Store in Glasgow. What’s the connection I hear you ask… read the story here.
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On Friday 23rd of October, we’ll be back at our favourite London venue, the 606 Club feat. fantastically soulful vocalist Lily Dior from Sydney, Australia.
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Just about to head out for a Staxs rehearsal for our Joss Stone gig tomorrow at the Cornbury Music Festival – in previous years we’ve played there with Jack Bruce, Steve Winwood, Paul Carrack, Mica Paris, Kiki Dee and other great luminaries of the rock and pop world and tomorrow is obviously extremely promising, to say the least:-) However, this particular BIG Thank You goes largely towards musicians in my country ‘of origin’ – the ‘jewelery box’ that is Austria.
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On Friday 3rd of July, we’ll be back at our favourite London venue, the 606 Club with the usual crew plus regular collaborator Brendan Reilly on vocals!
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After the psychedelic frenzy of ‘Dr Hypenstein‘and the incredible stop-motion animation ‘Baby Fat‘ – here our latest video for ‘Swagger‘ from the ‘Dr Hypenstein‘ album. This is our second collaboration with the brilliant Gerome Delfino from Delfino Designs who also created the animation for ‘Funky Barbarella’ to much acclaim from many of our fans.
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