I wrote 'Tricknologists' after I red Dr. John's autobiography 'Under a Hoodoo Moon' - hence I dedicated the track to him. Check out the insanely great soprano sax solo by Jim Hunt. What you hear is the first take - no rehearsal, no chart, no instructions - Jazz improvisation at its pure best! Also listen out for the musky B3 Hammond organ playing by master Dave Limina.

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Tricknologists (feat. Jim Hunt)

Bassist, producer & funk fiend | anomaly | anachronism | defiant demolisher of the pigeon-hole.

“The Funkestra has got that ‘what is hip’ attitude...more deep grooves than a 78 rpm record,” enthuses George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly.

On Dr Hypenstein, Redtenbacher's Funkestra brings their danceable brand of funk, laying down 13 of their funkiest grooves yet, from the fluty can't-stop-your-feet sounds of the title track to the heavy crunch of "Swagger," then letting the atomic dogs out with "Cave Canem" and the percolating "Funktionality."

London-based bassist, composer, arranger and bandleader Stefan Redtenbacher is the mastermind behind Dr Hypenstein, which includes the bass-driven "Bass Face" and "Bassbulator," the dare-you-not-to-move "Right On It" and "Supergalactic," and expands on previous material to incorporate electronic sounds in all the while standing proud with the history of funk.

This is the eighth album from Redtenbacher's Funkestra, which regularly performs at (and packs) London's legendary 606 Club and other established London venues. Guest musicians have included Fred Wesley, Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis, "Doc" Kupka, Lee Thornburg and Lenny Pickett from Tower of Power, Eric Krasno of Soulive, Stanton Moore of Galactic and the horn sections from Prince, Incognito and The Brand New Heavies.

The Austrian-born Redtenbacher fell for Herbie Hancock and Maceo Parker early on, then studied at the Vienna Conservatory and Boston's Berklee College of Music, and has recorded and performed with legends including Steve Winwood, Jack Bruce, Amy Winehouse, Lulu, Mica Paris, and Herb Alpert.

"Stefan, you know what the funk is about!” (Fred Wesley of the JB’s)

"The dynamic core of your human life is grounded in your feelings, your needs and your drives."

Programmer | Sax and Guitar Player.
My music heroes are Sergei Rachmaninoff, David Sanborn, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Michael Landau, Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Chris Cain, Larry Carlton, Scott Henderson, Gary Moore, Metallica, Toto.
I was born in 1985 in Moscow Russia.
I used to play jazz in Klass-Center Big Band where I learned how to play sax (1996-2002).
I used to sing and play heavy metal and blues in a rock band "Last Drop" (1997-2005).
Now I am working as a programmer and continue to evolve as a musician in my spare time.
Sometimes I sing and play sax and guitar on Jam Sessions in Moscow and perform solo on corporate events, celebrations and IT conferences.
I listen to music a lot and try to collect it into categories on Yandex.Music.