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Presents

 Stefan Redtenbacher's Funkestra

24th October 2025

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Funkestra | Funkify Life

Instrumental bass-led 5 piece band delivering the Funk since 1996. Book now for October 2025 and funkify life.

Quick facts

FEELING | Upbeat, quirky, high energy

STATS | YouTube Creator Award, 460+ videos, 13+ million Spotify Streams, 20+ albums, 145k+ YouTube subscribers

MAIN GENRE | FUNK

SUB GENRE | Jazz, Soul, Blues

DISCOGRAPHY | Click HERE

KEY RECORDS | ‘Dr Hypenstein’, ‘The Hang’

KEY TRACKS | ‘Funktionality’, ‘Monster Funk’, ‘Wiggles’, ‘Squid Exit Music’, ‘Kerria Lacca’, ‘Ghostfish‘, ‘Dr Hypenstein’, ‘Live Your Best Dream’, ‘Right On It’

Quotes

“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 | funk legend | James Brown, Bootsy Collins Rubber Band, Parliament)

“Stefan, you know what the Funk is about.” (Fred Wesley | legendary funk trombonist | James Brown, Funkadelic, Parliament)

“Redtenbacher’s Funkestra is a GO-TO funk monstrosity that consistently delivers a steady groove guaranteed to MAKE YOU MOVE.” (Michael B | Tonic: The Funky Groove Show, KGOU FM, Oklahoma, USA)

“The band is highly entertaining, with tremendous musicianship applied do some amazing music. A guaranteed good night out!” (Steve Rubie | 606 Jazz Club London)

Musicians

The UK live band are:

Pete Billington | keyboards

Piers Green | saxophone

Terry Lewis | guitar

Stefan Redtenbacher | bass, bandleader

Mike Sturgis | drums