Hosted by: Natalie McGrath, Ben Armstrong 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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| Jun. 25, 2025 | Ian M | Pianist John Hicks as band leader, soloist and sideman: including a previously unreleased track from his first album, "Hells Bells" |
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| Jun. 18, 2025 | Natalie, Ian M, Heavy Ben | Ottawa Jazz Festival 2025 |
available
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| Jun. 11, 2025 | Heavy Ben | Vinyl Sides 9 - Yusef Lateef, Angelillo Et Hamel, Mulatu Astatke, Elenco Records Brazil, Takeshi Inomata, Sabu Martinez, Laura Agnusdei |
available
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| Jun. 4, 2025 | Ian M | Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell and Music Inc - new reissues including previously unreleased music |
available
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| May. 28, 2025 | Ron Steeds & Jim Reil | Jazz recorded May 28 between 1965 and 2000 featuring the tenor saxophone |
available
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| May. 21, 2025 | Natalie McGrath | In Nubya's Key - Exploring the depth and sound of female saxophonist Nubya Garcia |
available
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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 wrote for CODA magazine and was a member of the Down Beat International Critics Poll.
IN A MELLOW TONE is now hosted by a rotating collective of jazz zealots including Natalie McGrath, Heavy Ben and Ian M., plus occasional guest hosts. They intend on taking IAMT forward with the high standards of broadcasting that Ron Sweetman established for decades.
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