All things are not impossible once you are blessed by the reassuring and soulful sounds of Efajemue & Redtenbacher's Funkestra. Start anew and get on your good foot as each deliver the uplift you need, dmoenstrating the beauty of life through music. "Nothing's Impossible" by Redtenbacher's Funkestra is pure optimism as singer Pete Simpson belts out positivity to a pleasant groove. "Beauty" by Efajemue is as soothing as your mother's embrace as Horace Brace's vocals copliment a heveanly composition.

Redtenbacher's Funkestra presents 'The Masterlink Sessions' featuring Helena May (vocals) performing 'Space Oddity' (David Bowie) in a New Orleans funk influenced style. From their 2019 album ‘The Masterlink sessions’.

‘The Masterlink sessions’ are a joint venture of James Welch (MLP studio) and Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher’s Funkestra) to strengthen the community of creative and open-minded musicians who love Funk/Soul/Blues and Jazz.

www.masterlinkproductions.co.uk/
www.redtenbachersfunkestra.com/

The MLP studio band, AKA the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra rhythm section will perform live in the studio ft. guest vocalists and instrumentalists, recorded by James and filmed by Leo Mansell. Like the legendary studio bands ‘The Wrecking Crew’, ‘The Swampers’, ‘The Funkbrothers’, ‘Booker T & The MGs’ et al we will have a whole bunch of musicians in the studio band. Here are the boys and girls who have or will take part in – we feel truly lucky!

Mike Sturgis – drums
Mike Outram, Leo Appleyard, Nat Martin – guitar
Stevie Watts, Rich Milner, Jez Davies, Ross Stanley, Jim Watson – keyboards (Hammond organ, Rhodes, Wurlizer, Piano)
Stefan Redtenbacher – bass, producer
Helena May – lead vox and BVs

"The Cooker’ offers his own take of the classic Jazz Funk genre, all masterfully propelled forward by the Funkestra core ensemble fortified with two muscular horn sections, one from the UK and one from the US.

Their burning grooves are mixed in with catchy themes and spiced up with fiery solos, creating a well funky stew.

Special guests include Lenny Pickett (Tower of Power, Saturday Night Live), Eric Krasno (Soulive) and Michael B. Nelson's Hornheads (Prince)."



released 16 April 2013
Redtenbacher's Funkestra:

Stefan Redtenbacher (bass, bandleader)
Mike Sturgis (drums)
Eran Kendler (guitar)
Sid Gauld (trumpet)
Jim Hunt (tenor saxophone)
Rob Taggart (Fender Rhodes)
Dave Limina (Hammond B3 organ)

Special guests:

Eric Krasno (guitar)
Lenny Pickett (tenor saxophone)

The Hornheads:

Michael B. Nelson (trombone)
Steve Strand (trumpet)
Dave Jensen (trumpet)
Kenni Holmen (tenor, piccolo and flute)
Kathy Jensen (alto and bari saxophone)

Additional musicians:

Tom Rees-Roberts (trumpet)
Trevor Mires (trombone)
Paul Booth (tenor saxophone)
Phil Todd (baritone saxophone)
Alex Reffgen (tubax)
Christoph Wundrak (flugelhorn)
Oli Savill (percussion)
Fergus Gerrand (percussion)
Gabriel Nuzzoli (percussion)

String section:

Pete Whitfield (section leader, violin and viola)
Julian Cole (violin)
Paulette Bayley (violin)
Sarah Brandwood-Spencer (violin and viola)
Nick Trygstad (cello)
Simon Turner (cello)

Written and produced by Stefan Redtenbacher