Workshops
Workshop Information
Location: Brisbane Jazz Club, 1 Annie St., Kangaroo Point.
Fee: $60 per person. Pay via cash or credit card on the day. Note that there will be a surcharge on all credit card transactions. Don’t forget your instrument!
Payments are made to the OzManouche Festival team and not the Brisbane Jazz Club Box Office.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start time of the workshop.
Don’t forget your instrument!
2026 Workshop Artists
Daniel Weltlinger
Friday 25th Sept
12 pm to 1.30 pm
Doors 11.45 PM
Improvisation 101: learn how to instinctively hear what to play in any given moment
All Instruments
One of the most basic and important principles in improvisation is the concept of listening. Listening to the harmony, finding what sounds good in any given moment, finding the best choice of notes or rhythms to play in any given moment. This same exact principle can be applied to the simplest and even the most complicated of pieces to play. Once you have this concept in mind, it can be applied to any given musical style, and it can make your musical experience far more fulfilling and meaningful. Within the jazz manouche/Gypsy jazz discipline, there are many different approaches that can be taken, from complex harmonic exercises to basic rhythm changes. This workshop will utilise a surefire method to simplify what seems to be complex by explaining a more universal concept as to how to listen and respond, therefore making the participants' experience within this musical genre far more practical and enjoyable.
Born in Sydney, Australia, in 1977, and of a French-Hungarian family background, the critically acclaimed Berlin-based violinist and composer-producer Daniel Weltlinger has long been renowned for his distinctive, warm sound and innovative, expressive improvisations across the genres of Gypsy-swing, jazz, Balkan-Yiddish-klezmer, and experimental/free-improvised music. He is frequently in demand in a performance or recording capacity, often in collaboration with an array of top musicians and ensembles in a variety of different formats, and is highly sought after for his technical and musical mastery on his main instrument. Weltlinger has performed and recorded in countless major concert halls, theatres, festivals and clubs in a variety of different formations across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, China, Morocco, Turkey, the US and Israel, and continues to collaborate with a wide range of renowned artists and ensembles including the world renowned German-Sinti guitarist and composer Lulo Reinhardt, Berlin based German/Yiddish Chanson singer Karsten Troyke, the Berlin based big band Moka Efti Orchestra (performing music from the hit TV series ‘Babylon Berlin’) and the Australian multi-ARIA Award-winning Gyp-rock band Monsieur Camembert amongst many others. He is also widely well known in the Jazz Manouche/Gypsy jazz scene, and has performed with Berlin Django Project, Stochelo Rosenberg, Joscho Stephan, Paulus Schäfer, Lollo Meier, Samson Schmitt, Yorgui Loeffler, Mike Reinhardt, Marianne Rosenberg, Rino van Hooijdonk, Rigo Winterstein, Valami Swing, Swing de Gitanes, Simone Magliozzi, Gael Rouilhac, the Date Brothers and many more.
As an educator, Weltlinger’s multi-faceted teaching experience has included work at the Australian Institute of Music, Sydney Conservatorium High School and Emanuel School Randwick, as well as many years of private tuition and workshops in jazz/general improvisation at major festivals both nationally and internationally, including Hawkesbury Fiddle Festival, Brisbane Ozmanouche Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, Piła Festival & Academy and Djangofest San Francisco.
Date: Friday 25th Nov
Time: 12.00 pm to 1.30 pm (Doors open 11.45 pm)
Location: Brisbane Jazz Club, Google Maps
Duration: 90 mins
Price: $ 60. Pay on the day. Cash and card payments are accepted.
*Note: fees apply to credit card payments.
Ian Date
Saturday 26th Sept
11 am to 12.30 pm
Doors 10.45 am
The One Idea That Changes Everything
All Instruments
Oftentimes in a workshop, there is one idea that stays with you and keeps you inspired for weeks.Chord formation, timing, rhythm and voicings, alternative choices and variations.
Soloing: arpeggios, technique, phrasing, note choice, decoration, expression, simplicity, groove, timing and problem solving.
We will be going through various gypsy jazz concepts and techniques.
There is flexibility built into the workshop to cover questions and concepts that may arise.
Ask me anything!
If you haven't attended before, please come along and get involved. The workshop will also benefit other instrumentalists and guitar players.
I look forward to seeing you and making music.
More about Ian on his Website
Date: Saturday 26th Sept
Time: 11 am to 12:30 pm (Doors open 11:45 am)
Location: Brisbane Jazz Club, Google Maps
Duration: 90 mins
Price: $60. Pay on the day. Cash and card payments are accepted.
*Note: fees apply to credit card payments.
Charlie Mc Carthy & Emily Gelineau
Saturday 26th September
1 pm to 2.30 pm
Doors 12.45 am
“How to Accompany Gypsy Jazz When You Do Not Play Gypsy Jazz Guitar”
Join Charlie McCarthy, publisher of the acclaimed Postclassical Violin: How to Improvise Solo and Accompanying, and WA-based violinist Emily Gelineau for a unique and practical workshop at OzManouche this year.
“How to Accompany Gypsy Jazz When You Do Not Play Gypsy Jazz Guitar”, this session is designed specifically for musicians who want to contribute meaningfully to gypsy jazz ensembles without needing to play guitar. You’ll learn essential accompaniment techniques, including effective use of dyads, rhythmic chopping, strategic hits on B sections, and incorporating walking bass lines when no bass player is present.
Whether you come from a classical, folk, or jazz background, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to comp with groove, musicality, and authentic swing feel. Expect plenty of playing time, clear demonstrations, and practical exercises you can take straight back to your band.
More about Charlie on his Website
More about Emily on her Website
Date: 26th Sept
Time: 1 - 2.30 pm (Doors open 12.45 am)
Location: Brisbane Jazz Club, Google Maps
Duration: 90 mins
Price: $60 pay on the day. Cash and card payments are accepted.
*Note: fees apply to credit card payments.
Sam Cooke
Sunday 27th Sept
11 am to 12.30 pm
Doors 10.45 PM
“The Gypsy Jazz Brain” - Learning With Your Ears
All Instruments
Connecting Gypsy Jazz technique to what you are actually hearing...
We'll examine what makes it gypsy? We'll investigate the rhythm, the chords, the scales, the riffs, the repertoire, the tricks and especially the sound.
We'll look at adapting modern learning techniques to the traditional "learn by ear" process employed by your favourite gypsy players.
That's a lot for a short workshop, but you will go away with techniques to progress your playing...and we'll tune up your ears along the way.
Led by Sam Cooke, this workshop is for players of all levels, and while it focuses on the guitar, other instruments will benefit too.
A guitar virtuoso, Sam has been immersed in music for most of his life and fell in love with Gypsy Jazz in 2008. A seasoned performer, educator, and Gypsy Jazz enthusiast, Sam has been a key tutor at New Zealand's Gypsy Jazz Workshops and a player with Wellington's Hot Cafe. He has graced the Oz Manouche stage since 2013, participated in numerous jam sessions, and plays a guitar he crafted himself.
Date: Sunday 27th Nov
Time: 11.00 am to 12:30 pm (Doors open 10.45 pm)
Location: Brisbane Jazz Club, Google Maps
Duration: 90 mins
Price: $ 60. Pay on the day. Cash and card payments are accepted.
*Note: fees apply to credit card payments.