During the mid-nineties, Brann came to the NYC area from rural Maine to attend William Paterson University's jazz program under the artistic direction of Rufus Reid, James Williams, and other masters and later graduated from the University of Maine at Augusta. He has studied with many wonderful educators including John Foss, David Demsey, Tony Gaboury, Bob Thompson, Steve Grover, Richard Nelson, Paul Meyers, James Weidman, Rich Derosa, and Don Braden, however, his education was not limited to formal environments.

Since his arrival in NYC, guitarist Craig Brann has quietly and steadily established himself as one of the elite players of his generation. Now Brann has residencies and regular performances throughout NYC. He has recorded 6 albums for SteepleChase: Advent(ure) ('12), Mark My Words ('14), Conversation Between Brothers ('16), Lineage ('18), The Twelve ('19), and "Past-Present-Future" ('21). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.