Tonic (radio program)
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Tonic is a Canadian
radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2. Blending jazz
music with Latin jazz
, soul
, R&B and world groove, and airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, the program is hosted by Katie Malloch
from Montreal
weekdays and Tim Tamashiro
from Calgary
on weekends. The Sunday edition of Tonic also airs on CBC Radio One
from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
radio program, which debuted on March 19, 2007 on CBC Radio 2. Blending jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
music with Latin jazz
Latin jazz
Latin jazz is the general term given to jazz with Latin American rhythms.The three main categories of Latin Jazz are Brazilian, Cuban and Puerto Rican:# Brazilian Latin Jazz includes bossa nova...
, soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
, R&B and world groove, and airing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly, the program is hosted by Katie Malloch
Katie Malloch
Katie Malloch is a Canadian broadcaster who currently hosts the series Tonic, a nightly jazz program on CBC Radio 2. Until March 2007, she was host of Jazz Beat. A graduate of McGill University, Malloch began freelancing for the CBC in 1972, and became a staff announcer in 1975.She is married to...
from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
weekdays and Tim Tamashiro
Tim Tamashiro
Tim Tamashiro is a Canadian jazz singer, radio broadcaster and speaker."The Tim Tamashiro Show" is a combination of two music videos for the songs "Alright, Okay You Win" and "Drive In". The videos are directed by Steve Goldsworthy and Matthew Kershaw....
from Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
on weekends. The Sunday edition of Tonic also airs on CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.