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, Ian Mackenzie, Ron Steeds and Jim Reil for 2 hours of great jazz.
In A Mellow Tone
| Date | Host | Highlight | On Demand |
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| Dec. 3, 2025 | Heavy Ben | Vinyl Sides 12 - Duke Ellington, Walter Boudreau, Elizabeth Shepherd, Roger Simard, Makaya McCraven |
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| Nov. 26, 2025 | Jim Reil and Ron Steeds | Two hours with the brilliant and astonishingly prolific composer and musician John Zorn. |
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| Nov. 19, 2025 | Ian M | Oscar Peterson's Centenary - conversations with two who played with him: Dave Young and Lorne Lofsky |
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| Nov. 12, 2025 | Ron Steeds & Jim Reil | Jazz recorded November 12 between 1956 and 1983 |
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| Nov. 5, 2025 | Heavy Ben and Ian M | Support CKCU! Hear New and Independent Jazz! |
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| Oct. 29, 2025 | Natalie, Jim, Ron | Playin' Favourites... |
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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, Ian M. and Ron Steeds & Jim Reil, 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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