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.

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
Jazz

Fiesta Jazz

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

Jazz on Saturday

Jazz
Andrew Young
Sat 9:00am
Jazz

Ports of Paradise

Exotic mid-century jazz
Palmtree Paddy
Fri 9:00am
Jazz

Switched On

Kaleidoscopic and Obscure
Emma Peel
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

News

The Rookies

The Rookies ‘Feed The Fire’ album launch

Sat 22 Apr 2023
PBS Presents
Just Announced

The Rookies launch their fourth studio album Feed The Fire at The Nightcat April 22.

APRA AMCOS x PBS FM Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

APRA AMCOS & PBS Present: 321 Songwriting Sessions

Wed 12 Apr 2023
Community News

Looking to collaborate? Give it a try at APRA AMCOS's 321 Session with guidance from Ben Stewart (Slowly Slowly).

Femi Kuti event poster

FEMI KUTI and The Positive Force

Fri 7 Apr 2023
PBS Presents
Sold Out!

Renowned for his charismatic and energetic stage presence, Femi Kuti is bringing a brand-new show, promoting Africa at its best and promises to deliver a breathtaking performance, full of delightful surprises.

RBI - Disseminate

Mon 27 Mar 2023 to Sun 2 Apr 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Disseminate by RBI. Following multiple appearances on local
Naarm label digital compilations, RBI lands on Butter Sessions with a full length worth of downtempo, ambient and full throttle, braindance-inspired dnb/jungle cuts. 

Good Times 2023

Sat 25 Mar 2023
PBS Presents

PBSFM & Strawberry Fields Presents Good Times, a new intimate concept to combat your festival fatigue.

The Rookies - Feed The Fire

Mon 20 Mar 2023 to Sun 26 Mar 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Feed The Fire by The Rookies. Born in the spring of 2014 on the forgotten end of Brunswick Street in a dimly lit room full of sweat and beer at The Rooks Return, The Rookies started as a quiet set of background jazz for punters while they imbibed their cocktails. This quickly devolved into an uninhibited, drunken dance party reminiscent of a time almost forgotten.

Flyying Colours - You Never Know

Mon 13 Mar 2023 to Sun 19 Mar 2023
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is You Never Know, the third studio album by shoegaze-dream pop outfit Flyying Colours, landing Friday 17 March via Poison City / Club AC30. 

Port Fairy Folk Festival 2023

Fri 10 Mar 2023 to Mon 13 Mar 2023
PBS Presents

Port Fairy Folk Festival have announced the third artist line-up for their major four-day event by the mighty Southern Ocean running across the labour day long weekend, 10 - 13 March, 2023.

Performer Drive 2023 winners announced

Thu 9 Mar 2023
PBS News

Were you one of this year's lucky winners? Click through to find out.

Women of Soul - International Women's Day Show

Wed 8 Mar 2023
PBS Presents

Join the Women of Soul Collective for the ultimate International Women’s Day Celebration.

For one night only, vocalists Kylie Auldist, Chelsea Wilson, JoysSoul Music, Germaine McCarthy, Carla Troiano and Stella Angelico, perform original soul, r’n’b and funk with their incredible six-piece band at The Corner Hotel on March 8.