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Latest music, Masterlink Sessions notes, tour updates and project stories from Redtenbacher's Funkestra.
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We’re really excited to be playing at this years Reading Real Ale and Jazz Festival, on Friday July 18th! This year?s festival is going to be the biggest and best yet , and not just because we’re playing!
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Come down to The Boaters Inn in Kingston on Sunday 27th April for a drink and free music with 2 sets of funky delights starting at about 8pm.
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A local gig for local people! On Friday 23rd of May. We’ll be playing very close to home at the Schottermill Social Club in Haslemere! Double bill with Mr. Little’s Noisy Band.
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All the charts for the ‘Concubine Chronicles’ album – full score, tenor sax, guitar, Hammond B3, bass and drums chart were typeset by Phil Knight using the Reprise font he developed himself for Sibelius. The Bass charts are beautifully engraved and are very easy to follow. Download the free KR Player for iPad and get 8 FREE bass charts and syncing minus bass tracks.
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‘Kottan Ermittelt’ is an Austrian cult TV episodes that run from the late 70s to the early 80s. The Austrian broadcaster ORF produced 19 series before it came off air. ‘Kottan’ is a detective for the Viennese police force and is surrounded by a team of very eccentric colleagues and police chief. As the series went on the lead role was changed three times and the episodes became more and more whacky as time went on.
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A while ago Nick wells, editor and owner of the excellent ibass magazine asked me to contribute to the tutorial section. This is when I came up with the ‘in session’ idea – bassists can play along to high quality original tunes played by real musicians. Each tune has a different focus – topics like time keeping, groove playing, improvisation, sound, technique, bass line creation, fills, etc. are all on my educational agenda with a view to enhance the vast skill set a bassist needs to do successfully play ‘sessions’ and in the broader sense to improve their musicianship.
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On Friday 9th of May, we’ll be back at the inimitable 606 Club with special guest vocalist Brendan Reilly plus the title track of our forthcoming album ‘Dr. Hypenstein’.
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On Friday 14th of March, we’ll be at our favourite London venue, the 606 Club with special guest vocalist Brendan Reilly who’s recently worked with artists as diverse a Basement Jaxx, Florence and the Machine and Duffy.
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First of all a big thank you to all the people that came to our gigs, listened to our music and generally took and interested in what we are up to. Everybody and their ‘frog’ seems to blog about their year and I feel strangely compiled to join the club:-) However, I’ll keep it compact for those of you who will care to read my summary of 2013. Let’s start with the gigging front.
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On Thursday 17th October, we?ll be appearing at The BOILEROOM in Guildford with the Hackney Colliery Band and a DJ set from Captain Flatcap
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This has been a long time in the making and finally ‘The Cooker’ full scores and instrumental parts with their respective minus-one tracks are available on the brand new, all singing and dancing, FREE iPad app, KR Player – ‘sheet music reinvented’. Sheet music perfectly scrolling with audio and beautiful continuous scrolling. Get some FREE Funkestra backing tracks today!
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We will play our last show for 2013 at our favorite London stomping ground! On Friday 6th December, we’ll be back at the 606 Club with special guest Vocalist Ana Gracey. Expect some festive fun and a few funky carols from our Xmas Album!
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