Saturday, August 25, 8 p.m.

Creating gramophone music for a smartphone world, Postmodern Jukebox has gone from viral sensation to worldwide phenomenon by putting pop music into a time machine. Spearheaded by pianist and arranger Scott Bradlee, Postmodern Jukebox re-imagines modern pop hits by the likes of Celine Dion, Beyoncé and Radiohead in the style of various yesteryears, from swing-era jazz to vintage soul to swinging-sixties orchestral pop. Filmed at Myron’s Cabaret Jazz at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, this new special for PBS features Bradlee and his multi-talented collaborators showing off PMJ’s unique brand of throwback irreverence. 

Scott Bradlee has been posting solo performance videos on YouTube since 2009, but in 2013, he began uploading a new music video every week, each one featuring different members of a musical ensemble. It was his fifties-style version of Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” that went viral in September 2013, with over four million views in two months. Since that time, Postmodern Jukebox’s unique brand of throwback irreverence has continued to enjoy internet success, and in 2015 PMJ hit the road, touring North America, Europe and the U.K. 

Watch PMJ perform Selena Gomez's hit "It Ain't Me"