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.

News

Entries are open for the 34th National Jazz Award

Tue 6 Aug 2024 to Fri 6 Sep 2024
Community News

The 34th National Jazz Award competiton will showcase six of Australia’s top young saxophonists, with an exceptional backing band featuring Mark Fitzgibbon on piano, Ben Robertson on bass, and Danny Fischer on drums, as well as world-class judges Angela Davis, John Mackey, and Julien Wilson.

Cash prizes and recording opportunities are up for grabs for the top three finalists, thanks to our generous sponsors.

Darvid Thor - In The Space You Carry

Mon 5 Aug 2024 to Sun 11 Aug 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is the debut record In The Space You Carry by local multi-instrumentalist Darvid Thor. 

In The Space You Carry is a catharsis from youth, a shedding of skin. Leaning into the cinematic and orchestral spaces within the indie and alternative music idiom, Darvid’s absorbing, photosynthetic, warped, beautiful music reminds us to slow down, take a breath, and take stock of what’s around us.

UpStart Award 2024 - entries open now

Thu 1 Aug 2024 to Sat 31 Aug 2024
Community News

Entries have opened for the annual UpStart Award, closing at midnight on August 31.

The UpStart Award is an annual grant for emerging Victorian singer-songwriters. Each year the winner of the award receives a grant of $10,000, with 2nd place receiving $3000 and 3rd place receiving $2000. The remaining 7 artists, who make up the top 10, will receive a grant of $1000. The award is funded by a music loving family in Melbourne and the winner will be decided by a panel of local artists and music experts.

Full Flower Moon Band - Megaflower

Mon 29 Jul 2024 to Sun 4 Aug 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Megaflower, the third studio album from Brisbane/Meanjin rock group Full Flower Moon Band.

Produced by frontwoman Kate Dillon aka Babyshakes, Megaflower features the full five-piece, triple-guitar line-up that audiences have grown accustomed to over the last two years of must-see live shows. Presenting a new direction for the band, their latest release emphasises expansion and diversity rather than just intensifying their rock sound. 

Leaps And Bounds Music Festival 2024

Thu 25 Jul 2024 to Sun 28 Jul 2024
PBS Presents

Yarra City Council’s annual winter music festival Leaps and Bounds returns July 25 to Sunday July 28.

Big Yawn - NGBE

Mon 22 Jul 2024 to Sun 28 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is NGBE, the fourth full-length offering from Melbourne quartet Big Yawn. 

Sarah Carroll - NQR&B

Mon 15 Jul 2024 to Sun 21 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is NQR&B by the 'Ukulele Queen of the Bellarine', Sarah Carroll.

NQR&B is a collection which celebrates Sarah's great loves and her unique life, with a career spanning over 30 years as a performer. Her songs chime with sincerity and deal largely with her life as a teacher, mother, wife, political animal and touring musician. 

Andrew Gurruwiwi Band - Sing Your Own Song

Mon 8 Jul 2024 to Sun 14 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Sing Your Own Song, the debut album from multi-talented Northern
Territory musicians, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band.

A high-energy, eight-piece funk band who have honed their chops on the beach at Birrtjimi and in the dirt of Yirrkala, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band write real funk jams in their native tongue, Yolngu Matha.

Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code

Mon 1 Jul 2024 to Sun 7 Jul 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote.

Love Heart Cheat Code is a snapshot of four musicians dancing together on the edge across 11 playful and exuberant tracks. For a band that made a name for itself with its complexity and for their embrace of maximalism, one of the most striking things about Love Heart Cheat Code is its simplicity.

Julie O’Hara Benefit Gig With The Pearly Shells Swing Orchestra

Fri 28 Jun 2024
Community News

Much-loved Melbourne Jazz singer Julie O’Hara is in recovery from a serious brain aneurysm.  A fundraising gig for Julie and her family will take place at The Jazzlab, Brunswick on Friday June 28.