CRAIG SCHNEIDER

Craig Schneider is a multi award-winning pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and  bandleader.  Equally at home on the concert stage or in an intimate jazz club or cabaret venue, he has performed all over the world.

Currently based in London, Craig has performed at the Pizza Express Jazz Club, 606 Club and Chelsea Arts Club and performs regularly at London's top hotels, including the Savoy, the Dorchester, the Ritz and Claridge's.  He is musical director for the cabaret act Shoo Shoo Baby, and is regularly musical director for the West End show The Rat Pack, Live from Las Vegas.

Craig is a versatile performer with a repertoire ranging from jazz and blues to rock and roll who puts his own stamp on songs from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Harry Connick Jr, Nat "King" Cole, Ray Charles, Louis Jordan, Billy Joel, Elton John, Sting and many more.

Australian born, Craig is the recipient of a Canberra Critic's Circle Award and won the Belvedere Award for his peformance at the 2000 Sydney Cabaret Convention, taking him to the New York Cabaret Convention. 

"If jazz is ever to gain another resurgence among the public in this country it will be through musicians such as the multi-talented Schneider.  He's an entertainer..." The Australian