Thursday 20th June
Back once again in Funkcombe at the Farncombe Cavern.
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Latest music, Masterlink Sessions notes, tour updates and project stories from Redtenbacher's Funkestra.
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At the Farncombe Cavern
On Thursday 25th July we make our regular monthly appearance at our ‘local’ the Farncombe Cavern – a really relaxed vibe in the beating heart of Funkcombe!
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Our next monthly slot at our ‘local’ the Farncombe Cavern is on Thursday 20th June – a really relaxed vibe in the beating heart of Funkcombe!
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‘The Oracle’ on BBC Radio 6 Music – The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show
Seemingly a small thing but to me it means a lot as ‘The Oracle’ seems to happily live alongside all my past and present influences and peers. A lovely feeling! Thank you Craig Charles and Snowboy!
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We return to our ‘local’ the Farncombe Cavern on Thursday 23rd May – a thoroughly sophisticated venue with a really relaxed vibe in the beating heart of Funkcombe!
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At the 606
A Brasstastic return to our favourite London venue on Friday 19th April playing every tune from the new album at the official CD release party of The Cooker!
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We return to our ‘local’ the Farncombe Cavern on Thursday 18th April as part of a week of events promoting of the launch of our latest album The Cooker!
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Who is ‘Funky Barbarella’?
Funky Barbarella is a funk baritone saxophonist and leader of a small renegade group of musicians with instruments that produce low notes in a world where all low notes are forbidden… …sopranos, piccolos and glockenspiels rule the day… …the CS (read ‘Coloratortura Soprano’ government has banned all low notes and all instruments that omit low notes… …will Funky Barbarella save the funky day?
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Our debut gig at Floridita
For our debut gig at Floridita on Wednesday 17th of April we’ll be playing a full-on instrumental set followed by a set with none other than fantastic vocalist Vanessa Haynes (of Incognito fame)!
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Why did I ask Lenny Pickett to guest on ‘The Cooker’?
By now it almost seems ‘tradition’ to invite guest musicians to appear on our records along side the killing funk machine that is made up by the wonderful musicians of the ‘core’ Funkestra (Mike, Eran, Jim, Sid, Taggie and Dave). One of the great guest musicians on ‘The Cooker’ is funk tenor saxophone legend Lenny Pickett. So how come I really wanted him to be on the record?
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‘The Cooker’ coming on Tuesday, 16th of April 2013
Finally, our super fat and ultra-funky instrumental Jazz Funk album ‘The Cooker’ will be released on Tuesday, 13th of April 2013. The album features the Funkestra core ensemble enhanced by two muscular horn sections, one from the UK and one from the US, and remains firmly rooted in foot tapping groove music. Special guests include Saturday Night Live bandleader Lenny Pickett (Tower of Power), Eric Krasno (Soulive) and Michael B. Nelson’s Hornheads (Prince).
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We are back once again at the Farncombe Cavern on Thursday 21st March with guests Mr Little’s Noisy Band, who’re getting ready for their first recording!
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