OzManouche 2026 Program






Wednesday 23rd September 2026

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Main Stage

Echoes of Cirque (Brisbane, QLD)

Set 1- 7:00 pm to 7.45 pm. Set 2- 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm 

Ian Date & Guests 

9:20 to 10:00 pm 

River Deck: Opening Night Jam with Matt Westwood and Ian Craig (Toowoomba, QLD)

Set 1- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Set 2- 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm. 

Thursday 24th September 2026

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Date Brothers (NSW, VIC)

Set 1- 7:00 pm to 7.45 pm. Set 2- 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm 

Ian Date & Guests 

9:20 to 10:00 pm 

River Deck: Sydney Gypsies (Sydney, NSW)

Set 1- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Set 2- 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm. 

Friday 25th September 2026

Workshop – Daniel Weltlinger

12.00 pm to 1.30 pm

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Main Stage

Daniel Weltlinger (Berlin, DE)

Set 1- 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. Set 2- 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm 

Ian Date & Guests 

9:20 to 10:00 pm 

On the deck: Tazzmania Jam with Charlie McCarthy

Set 1- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Set 2- 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm. 

Saturday 26th September 2026

Workshop with Ian Date 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Workshop: “How to Accompany Gypsy Jazz When You Do Not Play Gypsy Jazz Guitar” with

Charlie McCarthy & Emily Gelineau

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Doors open at 6.00 pm

Main Stage Tea for Two - a Tribute to Stephane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin (TAS, WA)

Set 1- 7:00 pm to 7:45 pm. Set 2- 8:15 pm to 9:00 pm 

Ian Date & Guests 

9:20 to 10:00 pm 

On the deck: Hotclub Caravane (Sydney, NZ)

Set 1- 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Set 2- 7:45 pm to 8:15 pm.

Sunday 27th November 2027

Workshop:
“The Gypsy Jazz Brain” - Learning With Your Ears
with Sam Cooke

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Doors at 2:30 pm 

John Jorgenson (USA)
Set 1- 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm 

Set 2- 4:45 pm to 5:30 pm 

Ian Date Closing Jam

5:50 pm to 6:30 pm 

On the deck: – Hot Club of Wollongong (Wollongong, NSW)

Set 1- 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Set 2- 4:15 pm to 4:45 pm