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.

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Sat 7 Mar 2026 to Sun 31 May 2026

Running from March through May, the JOLT Autumn Season spans everything from avant garde noise to classical Indian tabla; all threaded through JOLT’s commitment to neurodiverse artists and pushing sound into unexpected territory.

Mon 2 Mar 2026 to Sun 8 Mar 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Of The Earth, the debut release from instrumentalist/producer Shabaka.

Mon 23 Feb 2026 to Sun 1 Mar 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Amu, the debut release from Naarm-based Brazilian jazz musician Alcides Neto. 

Mon 16 Feb 2026 to Sun 22 Feb 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Modern Ark, the sophomore release from the Jake Mason Trio.

Mon 16 Feb 2026 to Fri 20 Feb 2026

Drive Live 2026 is just around the corner, and the full line up is wild - check it out!

Mon 9 Feb 2026 to Sun 15 Feb 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Hybrid, the stunning new album from Queen of Soul Kylie Auldist.

As one of Australia’s most unmistakable soul voices, Auldist has built a career on warmth, honesty and groove - and Hybrid finds her at the height of her creative powers. The songs slip effortlessly between soul, modern R&B textures and ‘80s funk, but at the heart of it all, the album is held together by the power and presence of Auldist’s voice. 

Sat 7 Feb 2026

On The Lake returns to Coburg Lake Reserve for a bigger, brighter second edition this summer. 

Mon 2 Feb 2026 to Sun 8 Feb 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is the self-titled debut album from Owelu Dreamhouse.

Owelu Dreamhouse is the collaboration from vocalist Nkechi Anele and arranger and multi-instrumentalist Nic Ryan-Glenie, rekindling the musical relationship they forged in iconic Naarm soul band Saskwatch. Writing and producing together in collaboration with old and new friends, Nkechi and Nic’s body of work is a sonic blend of cinematic soul, psychedelia, and Afrobeat, weaving through the complexities of cultural ties, gender, and identities across generations. 

Sun 1 Feb 2026 to Sat 28 Feb 2026

The PBS Performer Drive 2026 winners have just been announced - find out if you are one of this year's winners!

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Originally formed in Kaurna/Adelaide, the now Naarm/Melbourne-based outfit No News is a genre-blurring, two-piece band blending live jazz with house and breakbeat energy. 

Following two recent standout sets at Sonder Festival and Strawberry Fields last year, No News are now gearing up for their biggest headline show to date at the Night Cat on February 7.