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
Tue 12:00am
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
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

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

News

Tramfest 5

Sat 23 May 2026
Community News

The fifth Tramfest is a fundraiser for St Mary's House of Welcome on Brunswick Street. They provide critical support for our community's homeless. Tramfest 5 brings together an eclectic and diverse array of great bands and artists and activates involvement from some really good local businesses - all for a good cause.

Featuring Birdsnake (pictured), Dog Door, Dragonfruit, Ctrl + Me, Swallow, Olza and Planet Pain.

Tickets and info here.

Carla dal Forno - Confession

Mon 20 Apr 2026 to Sun 26 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Confession, the fourth LP release from post-punk folk artist Carla dal Forno.

Steppers - Steppers

Mon 13 Apr 2026 to Sun 19 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut release from seven piece soul-funk outfit Steppers.

Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit

Mon 6 Apr 2026 to Sun 12 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Creature of Habit, the fourth studio album from GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett.

José González - Against The Dying Of The Light

Mon 30 Mar 2026 to Sun 5 Apr 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Against The Dying Of The Light, the fifth release from Swedish artist José González.

Pugilist - Found Sound

Mon 23 Mar 2026 to Sun 29 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Found Sound, the new release from Scottish/Kiwi producer Pugilist.

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026
PBS Presents

Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival, LuliePalooza, is back on Saturday March 21!

Iron & Wine - Hen's Teeth

Mon 16 Mar 2026 to Sun 22 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Hen's Teeth, the eighth full-length release from Iron & Wine.

War Child Records - HELP(2)

Mon 9 Mar 2026 to Sun 15 Mar 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is HELP(2), the brand new collaborative album compiled by War Child Records.

Listen back: International Women's Day 2026

Sun 8 Mar 2026
PBS News

Sunday March 8 is International Women’s Day! To mark the occasion, PBS has programmed a full 24 hours of radio celebrating the incredible women and gender diverse musicians and DJs in our community.