Craig Fermanis guitar
Sam Anning bass
Sam Bates drums

Craig Fermanis has been playing the guitar for 25 years, and professionally for 19. He has performed and recorded all around the world with a variety of different musicians and groups. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Craig mainly plays jazz and works as a freelance musician there.

Craig has studied with Doug de Vries in Australia, and with Jim Hall and John Abercrombie in New York. He has performed with James Morrison, Barney McAll, Jamie Oehlers, Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo, Ian Chaplin, David Rex, Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Julien Wilson, Allan Browne, Mark Fitzgibbon, Michelle Nicolle, and many others.

Craig also leads his own trio that has recorded an album for ABC FM’s Jazztrak program. This album, “Machines”, was rated the third best Australian jazz release of 2002 by the website allaboutjazz.com .

Craig was a finalist in the 1989 James Morrison Jazz Scholarship, and made the top ten in the 2000 Wangaratta Jazz Guitar Competition. He is a member of Sam Keevers’ “Los Cabrones” and the Jamie Oehlers quintet.