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.

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JOLT Arts Spring Season 2026

Fri 9 Oct 2026 to Fri 30 Oct 2026
PBS Presents

JOLT Arts is back for the warmer months supporting sonic and visual arts creation and presentation, highlighting contemporary art with and by people with disability and neurodivergent artists.

Its work sits at the intersection of arts, disability, technology and social inclusion, supporting artists to develop ambitious projects across music, performance, visual art, digital media and interdisciplinary practice. October highlights include:

 

AFRICUBISMO

The Seven Ups - Flight

Thu 8 Oct 2026
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Flight, the sixth album by Naarm instrumental combo The Seven Ups. The six piece band exists in the space between groove and atmosphere. Their latest material leans into repetition and texture, unfolding as slow-burn instrumentals that move from widescreen mood to heavy, synth-led momentum.

Jon Hassell - Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three)

Mon 5 Oct 2026 to Sun 11 Oct 2026
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Music Is Invisible (Pentimento Volume Three) by Jon Hassell.

Spring Renewal 2026

Thu 1 Oct 2026 to Sat 31 Oct 2026
PBS News

Check it out, it's Spring Renewal! Join or renew your membership to PBS this October to score a free tote bag, and for your chance to win.

BIG NOTER - Songs In The Key Of Wrestling

Mon 21 Sep 2026 to Sun 27 Sep 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Songs In The Key Of Wrestling from BIG NOTER.

Now Always Fades - Coalesce

Mon 14 Sep 2026 to Sun 20 Sep 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Coalesce, from Naarm-based artist Now Always Fades.

Rock-A-Bye Baby with Cool Out Sun at Darebin Arts Centre

Fri 11 Sep 2026
PBS Events

PBS' premiere kid friendly music show Rock-A-Bye Baby returns this September featuring Cool Out Sun. 

Erykah Badu & The Alchemist - Before The World Blows

Mon 7 Sep 2026 to Sun 13 Sep 2026
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Before The World Blows, the new collaborative album from Erykah Badu & The Alchemist.

Romy Hernandez Trio Studio 5 Live

Sat 5 Sep 2026
Studio 5 Live

The Romy Hernandez Trio stop by PBS for an intimate Studio 5 Live performance. Tune in to Fiesta Jazz on Saturday September 5 from 11am.

Fusion On Fitzroy Street

Sat 5 Sep 2026
PBS Presents

Taking over St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street precinct this September is Fusion On Fitzroy Street, the free festival that transforms 19 local venues into intimate music spaces. On Saturday 5 September from 1:00pm to 10:30pm, St Kilda’s iconic Fitzroy Street will come alive with the sounds of live jazz, soul and swing.