Hosted by: Ben Armstrong and Natalie McGrath
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 and Natalie McGrath for 2 hours of great jazz.
In A Mellow Tone
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
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| Nov. 29, 2023 | Heavy Ben | Gondwana Records |
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| Nov. 22, 2023 | Ian M. | Awards Season |
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| Nov. 15, 2023 | Heavy Ben | Birdland: extortion, drug trafficking, swindling, murder... and live jazz |
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| Nov. 8, 2023 | Natalie McGrath & Heavy Ben | Live Interview with Dave Schroeder - Carleton's very own Jazz History Professor |
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| Nov. 1, 2023 | Heavy Ben & Natalie McGrath | Día de los Muertos: Mexian jazz and Funding Drive |
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| Oct. 25, 2023 | Heavy Ben | Peace Flag Ensemble, Ken Vandermark, Muriel Grossmann (Re-Ron) |
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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 and Heavy Ben. They intend on taking IAMT forward with the high standards of broadcasting that Ron Sweetman established for decades.
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