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In A Mellow Tone
Join your hosts Natalie McGrath, Ian Mackenzie and/or Heavy Ben for 2 hours of great jazz. An introduction to the entire history of jazz.
Hosted by: Ben Armstrong, Natalie McGrath and Ian Mackenzie
Airs: Every Wednesday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Coming up at 9:00 PM on January 22nd, 2025:
Heavy Ben profiles Ultraääni Records from Finland operated by visual artist Arsi Keva.

In A Mellow Tone

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Jan. 22, 2025 Heavy Ben Ultraääni Records (jazz)
available
Jan. 15, 2025 Natalie McGrath Esperanza Spalding - A Jazz Force to be Reckoned With!
available
Jan. 8, 2025 Ian M 2024 releases of previously unreleased recordings - from 1951 to 2014
available
Jan. 1, 2025 Heavy Ben 2024 Under The Radar
available
Dec. 25, 2024 Ian M Seasonal jazz - mostly old and some hard to find releases
available
Dec. 18, 2024 Natalie McGrath Jazz Movie Soundtracks!
available
Dec. 11, 2024 Ian M Conversations in jazz with Canadian humourist Charley Gordon
available

IN A MELLOW TONE INTRODUCES LISTENERS TO THE ENTIRE HISTORY OF JAZZ, FROM ITS BEGINNINGS TO THE LATEST INNOVATIONS. THE HOSTS DRAW ON THEIR LARGE PERSONAL CD AND LP COLLECTIONS TO SUPPLEMENT CKCU'S EXTENSIVE RESOURCES.

IN A MELLOW TONE was created and hosted by Ron Sweetman until he retired from radio in Septermber 2015. The program has been a weekly fixture on CKCU-FM 93.1 since May 1976. He was a founder member of L’Atelier de Musique Experimentale (1972), Jazz Ottawa (1976), and Music Now (1997). He has written for CODA magazine since 1970, and has been a member of the Down Beat International Critics Poll since 1982.

IN A MELLOW TONE is now hosted by a rotating collective of jazz zealots including Natalie McGrath,  Heavy Ben and Ian M. They intend on taking IAMT forward with the high standards of broadcasting that Ron Sweetman established for decades.

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