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.

Jazz on Saturday

Jazz
Andrew Young
Sat 9:00am
Jazz

Ports of Paradise

Exotic mid-century jazz
Palmtree Paddy
Fri 9:00am
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

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

News

Sun Ra Arkestra

Fri 7 Mar 2025
PBS Presents
Just Announced

WAT Artists and PBS 106.7FM are thrilled to bring the Sun Ra Arkestra back to Australia this March for an intergalactic national tour. 

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As one of the most important living musical institutions in the world, the Sun Ra Arkestra has been spreading its Afro-futuristic jazz message for 66 years, continuing the cosmic jazz heritage of the mythical pianist, composer, and electronic music pioneer Sun Ra. 

Port Fairy Folk Festival 2025

Fri 7 Mar 2025 to Mon 10 Mar 2025
PBS Presents

Port Fairy Folk Festival has just made their third lineup announcement with even more exciting local and global artists for 2025! 

Joining the 2025 line-up are American artists BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN, CAT POWER who will sing the songs of Bob Dylan and Prince Edward Island-based English folk singer LUCY FARRELL.

As We Speak - Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer feat. Rakesh Chaurasia

Fri 17 Jan 2025
PBS Presents

Experience an evening of musical brilliance, as the extraordinary Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia grace the stage of Hamer Hall to perform their GRAMMY-winning album As We Speak. 

When Pigs Fly NYE 2024

Tue 31 Dec 2024
PBS Presents

The pigs that go weeeeeeee are here for round threeeeee – this New Year's Eve, When Pigs Fly returns to Melbourne’s plushest paddock!

Jaubi Studio 5 Live

Tue 3 Dec 2024
Studio 5 Live

Pakistani instrumental outfit Jaubi traverse Hindustani ragas and spiritual jazz seemingly at will. Hailing from Lahore, Pakistan, Jaubi are composed of Ali Riaz Baqar (guitar and composer), Zohaib Hassan Khan (sarangi) and Kashif Ali Dhani (tablas and percussion). The looseness of the band’s title also functions as the group’s guiding principle: their mission is to create whatever sounds and feels good.

The Breakfast Spread live from Fed Square

Thu 28 Nov 2024
PBS Events

Join PBS 106.7FM for a special, one-off broadcast of The Breakfast Spread with Milo Eastwood. 

Featuring special guest interviews and live sets from Yalanji, Jirrbal and Badu Islander
songwriter/performer Kee'ahn, and Finn Rees (Close Counters) and his band, all set to the soundtrack of Milo’s revered Thursday morning soundtrack. 

Running times:

06:00am - Milo Eastwood

Bumpy & Erica Tucceri live at the 2024 Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Tue 26 Nov 2024 to Mon 30 Dec 2024
PBS News

This week on PBS we’ll be featuring two world premiere broadcasts of recordings made at the 2024 Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF). On Tuesday November 26 Mike Gurrieri will broadcast the very personal suite Tooni from MIJF First Nations artist-in-residence Bumpy. Tooni traces Bumpy’s learnings of language and reflects on her travels on Noongar Boodja, tracing the footsteps of her family and Elders.

La Descarga - Fiesta de Corazón

Mon 25 Nov 2024 to Sun 1 Dec 2024
Feature Sounds

This week's PBS Feature Album is Fiesta de Corazón, the debut album by dynamic Afro-Latin-Australian band La Descarga.

Balaclava Boogie 2024

Fri 22 Nov 2024 to Sun 24 Nov 2024
PBS Presents

Balaclava Boogie takes over the Carlisle Street precinct November 22-24.

MPavilion Season 11 Opening Night

Thu 21 Nov 2024
PBS Events

Come and experience the new hum happening in Tadao Ando’s iconic pavilion, as we celebrate the launch of Season 11 at MPavilion, Thursday November 21.

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It’s opening night, and PBS has collaborated with MPavilion to help kick things off with a night of garden partying and sound-art immersion.