Hosted by: Ben Armstrong, Natalie McGrath and Ian Mackenzie
Airs: Every Wednesday from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Expect a focus on a musician, a city, a festival, an instrument, a record label or a recent releases from the beginnings of jazz to its latest innovations. Join your hosts Heavy Ben, Natalie McGrath and Ian Mackenzie for 2 hours of great jazz.
In A Mellow Tone
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
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| Feb. 19, 2025 | Ian M | "Jazz Revolutionary: the Life and Music of Eric Dolphy" - an interview with the author Jonathon Grasse on Dolphy's music and influence |
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| Feb. 12, 2025 | Heavy Ben | Black History Month profile on Sonny Greenwich |
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| Feb. 5, 2025 | Natalie McGrath | The Vivacious Ladies of Verve |
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| Jan. 29, 2025 | Ian M | Jazz at the Chateau, 1982-84, Part 3: the vocalists |
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| Jan. 22, 2025 | Heavy Ben | Ultraääni Records (jazz) |
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| Jan. 15, 2025 | Natalie McGrath | Esperanza Spalding - A Jazz Force to be Reckoned With! |
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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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