The Mystic Charmers

This is Manouche style swing from the wrong side of the tracks. Where Trombones moan like old hound dogs, tomcat violins weep and wail, while the clarinet cuts through like a switchblade lover on a lonely night. Playing specialised arrangements of Django Reinhardt’s ‘Hot Club Swing’, The Mystic Charmers also play compositions from Bechet, Goodman, Hampton and Ellington.

Support: Adam Russo
Melbourne-based jazz guitarist Adam Russo has been quietly carving out a niche as a gifted rhythm guitarist and banjo player in the city's thriving traditional jazz scene over the last decade. Drawing influence from a wide spectrum of six string slingers, from jazz greats like Julian Lage and Matt Munisteri to folk pickers like Molly Tuttle and Kenneth Pattengale, Adam can be found performing most nights of the week with jazz manouche trio 'Catfish' or swinging hard with 'Shimona & the Cat's Pyjamas'.