Jazz

PBS has been a welcome home to jazz since its inception. With contemporary jazz, swing, Latin, fusion, lounge, free and vocal jazz on offer throughout the week, you’ll find jazz for every taste on PBS.

Jazz on Saturday

Jazz
Andrew Young
Sat 9:00am
Jazz

Ports Of Paradise

Exotic mid-century jazz
Palmtree Paddy
Jazz

Switched On

Kaleidoscopic and Obscure
Emma Peel
Sat 1:00pm
Jazz

Eternal Rhythm

Spiritual jazz
Shio
Thu 11:00am
Jazz

The Modernist

Modern classical, jazz and ambient
Cas Castle
Wed 2:00am
Jazz

Soak

Post-minimal & alt-folk
Hannah McKittrick
Sun 7:00pm
Jazz

Rotations

New program ideas
Various Presenters
Blues RootsElectronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Test Pressing

New program ideas
Tue 7:00pm
Electronic Hip-HopFunk SoulGlobalHard HeavyJazzRock Indie

Stars In The Static

Modern Jazz
Greg Sher
Sun 8:00pm
Jazz

Black Wax

Groovin' jazz
Adam Rudegeair
Mon 11:00am
Jazz

Dizzy Atmosphere

Jazz & improvisation
Gerry Koster
Sun 8:00pm
Jazz

Ear Of The Behearer

Noisy free jazz
Paul Kidney
Tue 12:00am
Jazz

Fiesta Jazz

Latin, jazz & fusion
Saul Zavarce
Sat 11:00am
Jazz

News

Town Folk Festival 2025

Sat 15 Nov 2025
PBS Presents

Town Folk Festival returns to Djaara/Castlemaine on Saturday November 15 with yet another impressive lineup of local and international music. Led by Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, the group return to Australia with their much-celebrated catalogue of indie anthems as well as 2025’s career-defining self-titled album.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2025

Fri 17 Oct 2025 to Sun 26 Oct 2025
PBS Presents

Melbourne International Jazz Festival returns this October 17–26 with its biggest lineup ever – 150+ performances, 40 venues and 500+ artists. Experience international legends Harry Connick Jr., Hiromi, Ibrahim Maalouf, Samara Joy, Gary Bartz, Gregory Porter and more, alongside extraordinary Australian talent.

Festival Highlights:

Jazz at the Bowl (Sat Oct 25, Sidney Myer Music Bowl): Harry Connick Jr. with his stellar band, plus Bill Frisell and Emma Donovan.

I Hold The Lion's Paw Studio 5 Live

Sun 21 Sep 2025
Studio 5 Live

Celebrated Australian experimental jazz outfit I Hold the Lion’s Paw - led by ARIA-nominated trumpeter Reuben Lewis - are back with their third studio album, Potentially Interesting Jazz Music.

Acopia - Blush Response

Mon 15 Sep 2025 to Sun 21 Sep 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Blush Response, the third album from Naarm/Melbourne trio Acopia.

The full-length album distils Acopia’s quiet intensity into its clearest form yet. A reflective and emotionally articulate collection, the eight-track record finds the band exploring themes of unresolved emotions, distance in relationships, and the delicate balance between fragility and resilience.

The Maggie Pills - Hearts Enduring Lingering Loss

Mon 8 Sep 2025 to Sun 14 Sep 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is the highly anticipated sophomore album Hearts Enduring
Lingering Loss from The Maggie Pills.

Led by Argentinian front woman Delfi Sorondo and Venezuelan drummer Mario Perez, The Maggie Pills
are a fierce Naarm/Melbourne-based six-piece outfit who embody the spirit of the indie/alternative movement and the urgency of punk, with an intense and raw live performance.

Sovereign Day Out

Sat 6 Sep 2025
Community News

Sovereign Day Out - Saturday September 6 from 12:00pm - 10:30pm.

Fusion on Fitzroy Street

Sat 6 Sep 2025
PBS Presents

Fusion on Fitzroy Street: A Celebration of Jazz & St Kilda's Iconic Music Scene 

Sounds Like Community Radio

Wed 3 Sep 2025 to Thu 4 Sep 2025
Community News

Celebrate independent airwaves supporting local music, Tune In and Turn Up! First-time callers, long-time listeners from across the community radio landscape - Sounds Like Community Radio returns to Meanjin/Brisbane station 4ZZZFM, in celebration of their 50th year. 

Natalie Slade - Molasses

Mon 1 Sep 2025 to Sun 7 Sep 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Molasses, the sophomore album from Eora/Sydney soul songstress Natalie Slade. 

Staying true to her debut album Control's style of Australian future soul, Molasses has an emphasis on poetic storytelling with Natalie's lyrics and melodies heard against a lush bed of string arrangements and the influence of Sampology’s soulful but gritty sensibility.

Bleak Squad - Strange Love

Mon 25 Aug 2025 to Sun 31 Aug 2025
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Strange Love from Bleak Squad, the new Naarm/Melbourne four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting).