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