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Singer-Songwriter Festival 2025: Headliner Funkestra in Munich We are delighted to headline the 2nd singer-songwriter Festival in Munich (Ottobrunn) on 8.2.2025 with special guest Connor Selby. The ‘Imagine’ Festival This is the 2nd ‘Imagine’ Festival at the Wolf-Ferrari-Haus in Ottobrunn (Munich). Friday 7.2 will feature a solo concert by UK rising jazz-folk-rock virtuoso Guitarist/Songwriter Rosie…
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Masterlink Sessions 2024 showreel Watch the Masterlink Sessions 2024 showreel on the Funkestra YouTube channel HERE or on the Masterlink Sessions Vimeo channel HERE. We loved every session and are tremendously looking forward to 2025! The Masterlink Sessions artists 2024 In 2024 we invited new artists (rising UK star Rosie Frater-Taylor, 11-times-Grammy winning Phil Lassiter),…
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IN SESSION A fresh, soulful take on Rumer’s much loved hits recorded with the masterful Redtenbacher’s Funkestra. Released on 30th January 2025 via Kartel Music Group, and in conjunction with the 15 year anniversary of her double platinum selling hit debut album. PRE-ORDER HERE
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The Masterlink Sessions ‘Soul & Blues’ Christmas show Don’t miss out on the free live stream of the annual Masterlink Sessions ‘Soul & Blues’ Christmas show featuring Georgia Van Etten and Connor Selby. We will stream the show on Monday, 23rd of December 20:15 UK time. WATCH BY CLICKING THIS LINK. The backstory This is…
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The Masterlink Soul Sessions, Vol 1 We proudly present ‘The Masterlink Soul Sessions | Volume One’ album on CD available on RSB Records, featuring established and upcoming artists: Georgia Van Etten, Jade Like The Stone, Jo Harman, Sarah Jane Morris, Orphy Robinson, Connor Selby, Diana Silveira, Eddy Smith, Amba Tremain and Jana Varga. Get your…
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BACK AT THE BOILEROOM Guildford Jazz have kindly invited us to play at the Boileroom as part of their ‘BEAT SERIES’ on Friday, 15th of November. We will play in our ‘classic’ line-up, i.e. instrumental five piece performing Jazz Funk originals. Get your tickets HERE. The Line-up Pete Billington | keyboards Piers Green | saxophone…
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Dear music lovers, We won the YouTube Silver creator award for over 100,000 subscribers on the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra YouTube channel. Watch our THANK YOU video here. 411 videos and 120k subscribers as per today. You can also watch the ‘short’ HERE. The production team behind the Masterlink Sessions are James Welch (Masterlink Productions), Leo Mansell (Shoot and Splice…
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Funkestra reviews and press quotes Here a collection of Funkestra album reviews, press quotes & good vibes allround. The Redtenbacher’s Funkestra is here to funkify your life. Note that from ca 2019 onwards the Funkestra morphed themselves into the Masterlink Sessions studio band cutting hundreds of songs and videos with a plethoria of artists from…
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Joni Reimagined | concert review | Hersbruck (Germany) The UK Joni Reimagined show featuring Georgia Van Etten, Jo Harman and Jana Varga was invited to open the 24th international guitar festival in Hersbruck (Germany). This is the concert review and photo by Katja Bub, originally published in the Hersbrucker Zeitung in German. Standing ovations at…
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Rosie Frater-Taylor collab with Redtenbacher’s Funkestra Rosie Frater-Taylor teams up with Redtenbacher’s Funkestra for a Masterlink Sessions day. Rosie is re-imagining PJ Harvey’s ‘Man-Size’ and presents her arrangement of ‘Get In Line’, her original composition first released on her album ‘Featherweight’. Watch ‘Man-Size’ HERE. Stream | Download HERE. The Backstory “Years ago the Funkestra performed…
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Private concert at Ex-Cellar This was a fun & private concert at ExCellar Wine Merchants and an important step towards our sold out Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club ‘Soul Picnic’ shows. Hosted by the very supportive Simon Baile and a very welcoming and respectful audience. Thank you all! Tune Up The lovely audience cueing in the…
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SOUL PICNIC I’m very excited to let you know that Redtenbacher’s Funkestra will perform at Ronnie Scott’s in London on Thu, May 23. The musical theme is ‘Soul Picnic’ and features four brilliant vocalists: Rumer, Jo Harman, Mim Grey and Amba Tremain. Naturally it will be a soulful night! TICKETS All tickets have gone now…
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