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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Gut Health - Stiletto

Mon 14 Oct 2024 to Sun 20 Oct 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is the debut album Stiletto by six-piece hypnotic dance-punk ensemble Gut Health.

Recorded in 2023 with long-term collaborator Julian Cue (CIVIC, Screensaver) and Gut Health’s Dom Willmott on a 24-track reel-to-reel tape machine, Gut Health’s debut full-length offering is an immersive ten-track foray into dancefloor-inducing soundscapes and punchy prowess, with songs oscillating between infectious up-tempo numbers, hypnotic bliss and chaotic noise edging precariously toward collapse. 

Submit Your Song to First Sounds

Mon 14 Oct 2024 to Mon 11 Nov 2024
Community News

Amrap has announced a new partnership between the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) and Gadigal Information Service (GIS) to relaunch the First Sounds compilation series.

Cool Out Sun - A Lion Is A Lion

Mon 7 Oct 2024 to Sun 13 Oct 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is A Lion Is A Lion, the latest release from Melbourne/Naarm afro-beat duo Cool Out Sun.

Spring Celebration 2024 - winners announced!

Tue 1 Oct 2024 to Thu 31 Oct 2024
PBS News

Everyone that joined or renewed their PBS membership during our October Spring Celebration membership drive went in the draw to win one of three great prizes - and the winners have just been announced!

1st prize: John from Mordialloc, Proud member to Bleeding Black Hearts Revue 
Luxury vineyard accommodation package from Mount Avoca Organic Winery

Ezra Collective - Dance, No One's Watching

Mon 30 Sep 2024 to Sun 6 Oct 2024
PBS News

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Dance, No One's Watching the third studio album by UK jazz outfit Ezra Collective.

Since forming in 2012, five-piece UK jazz outfit Ezra Collective have blossomed into one of Britain’s most eclectic and acclaimed music acts. Their body of work has so far blended sounds that have defined contemporary London. By doing so, the group have become a reflection, as well as a product, of the rich array of music, cultures and people who have found their way to the city and made it their home.

Ripple Effect Band - Mayawa

Mon 23 Sep 2024 to Sun 29 Sep 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Mayawa, the debut album from Northern Territory rock group Ripple Effect Band.

Allysha Joy - The Making Of Silk

Mon 16 Sep 2024 to Sun 22 Sep 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is The Making Of Silk, the brand new album from jazz-soul multi-instrumentalist Allysha Joy.

Allysha Joy is a deeply expressive singer, songwriter, producer and keys player hailing from Naarm/Melbourne, known for both her solo work and as front woman of 30/70. A uniquely talented artist, her husky soulful voice, formidable Fender Rhodes prowess and raw poeticism has garnered legions of attentive fans the world over.

Australian Art Orchestra Creative Music Intensive: EOIs Open Now

Mon 9 Sep 2024 to Thu 19 Sep 2024
Community News

Expressions of interest for the Australian Art Orchestra's 2024 Creative Music Intensive (CMI) are currently open, and the closing date is fast approaching! Follow the link to submit your application before June 9th.

Party Dozen - Crime In Australia

Mon 9 Sep 2024 to Sun 15 Sep 2024
Feature Sounds

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Crime In Australia by noise-rock duo Party Dozen.

Anja & Zlatna Studio 5 Live

Sun 8 Sep 2024
Studio 5 Live

Anja & Zlatna preserves the beauty of traditional melodies from the beautiful Balkans and beyond, enhancing them with the structural architecture of baroque and modern languages. The ensemble has a unique sound, due in part to original approach to instrumentation; the use of harpsichord in a predominant role is a key factor – sometimes one hears multiple guitars, sometimes a cimbalom or the texture of an accordion.