The Fret Benders

Expect shimmering harmonies layered with fluid improvisation, rhythms that shift from meditative to fiery, and a palette that spans jazz, world, and contemporary textures. Their interplay is conversational and deeply responsive — weaving delicate acoustic lines with electrified intensity — creating music that feels both expansive and intimate, rooted in virtuosity but alive with spontaneity.

Four of Australia’s most distinctive guitar voices unite in an electrifying new instrumental quartet featuring Guy Strazz, Ben Hauptmann, Aaron Flower, and Jess Green. Together they weave a rich sonic tapestry that spans jazz, world, and contemporary sounds — blending Strazz’s lyrical global influences, Hauptmann’s fluid virtuosity, Flower’s fearless improvisation, and Green’s bold rhythmic invention. The result is a dynamic conversation of strings: intricate, grooving, and deeply expressive. This is guitar music reimagined — fiery, intimate, and unmistakably Australian.

Jess Green- guitar

Aaron Flower -guitar

Ben Hautpmann -guitar

Guy Strazz -guitar