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“Stefan, you know what the Funk is about.”
(Fred Wesley | James Brown, Funkadelic, JB Horns)
“Hi this is Bootsy, baby and I’m here with Stefan and I want you to check out Stefan and his Funk Orchestra. He is given up the funk and he keeps giving up the funk. Ooh funk me mama, yeah baby. Funk you. Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Bootsy Collins Rubber Band, Funkadelic)
“Lean, agile, and breathless in its groove”
(Jacob Webb | KEXP)
“A pure slice of unalloyed, joyful Funk.”
(Steve Rubie | 606 Club London)
The London based Funkestra is the brainchild of bassist, composer & producer Stefan Redtenbacher with 20+ albums of instrumental Jazz Funk to their name.
They have recorded with the 'who's who' from the international Jazz Funk and Fusion scene including legends like Fred Wesley, Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis, Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, Lee Thornburg and Lenny Pickett from TOP, Cory Wong, Eric Krazno (Lettuce), Stanton Moore (Galactic), drum virtuoso Benny Greb, Elliott Randall and Keith Carlock (Steely Dan), saxophonists Rick Margitza (Miles Davis Band), Chris Hunter (Gil Evans Orchestra), Andy Snitzer (Paul Simon), Prince’s NPG hornz (aka The Hornheads’, horn players from Incognito, Brand New Heavies and many more.
They are the studio house band for ‘The Masterlink Sessions’ & have recorded over 150 videos with artists from many different genres like Mutya Buena, Rumer, Hamish Stuart, Phil Lassiter & Rosie Frater Taylor to name but a few.
Photos by Rob Blackham/Blackham Images
(Fred Wesley | James Brown, Funkadelic, JB Horns)
“Hi this is Bootsy, baby and I’m here with Stefan and I want you to check out Stefan and his Funk Orchestra. He is given up the funk and he keeps giving up the funk. Ooh funk me mama, yeah baby. Funk you. Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Bootsy Collins Rubber Band, Funkadelic)
“Lean, agile, and breathless in its groove”
(Jacob Webb | KEXP)
“A pure slice of unalloyed, joyful Funk.”
(Steve Rubie | 606 Club London)
The London based Funkestra is the brainchild of bassist, composer & producer Stefan Redtenbacher with 20+ albums of instrumental Jazz Funk to their name.
They have recorded with the 'who's who' from the international Jazz Funk and Fusion scene including legends like Fred Wesley, Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis, Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, Lee Thornburg and Lenny Pickett from TOP, Cory Wong, Eric Krazno (Lettuce), Stanton Moore (Galactic), drum virtuoso Benny Greb, Elliott Randall and Keith Carlock (Steely Dan), saxophonists Rick Margitza (Miles Davis Band), Chris Hunter (Gil Evans Orchestra), Andy Snitzer (Paul Simon), Prince’s NPG hornz (aka The Hornheads’, horn players from Incognito, Brand New Heavies and many more.
They are the studio house band for ‘The Masterlink Sessions’ & have recorded over 150 videos with artists from many different genres like Mutya Buena, Rumer, Hamish Stuart, Phil Lassiter & Rosie Frater Taylor to name but a few.
Photos by Rob Blackham/Blackham Images
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