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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.
Read storyAs part of this year’s Haslemere festival we’ll be playing at St Barts School Hall on Friday 29th May with super soulful vocalist Brendan Reilly and supported by the Bohunt Big Band and Charles Beckerson.
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Our first visit to the Swing Unlimited Jazz Club at The Riviera in Bournmouth on Wednesday 6th May. Starting at 7.30 with funky support from Paul Francis and Simon Mellish’s Capricorn One.
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On arrival of the ‘limited edition of one’ Gold Label Hofner bass in PURPLE my wife instantly named this beauty ‘Princess’ – probably something to do with our mutual love for the artist that is happily called Prince again. I think there is only one other bassist in the world who has a purple Hofner (but with different PU configuration) – a great bassist and lovely guy from San Paolo: Ricardo Junior from OzDois – a Brazilian bass and drums duo.
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