''Jazz Beat'' was a Canadian radio program, which aired Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. on

CBC Radio 2 CBC Music (formerly known as CBC FM, CBC Stereo and CBC Radio 2) is a Canadian FM radio network operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It used to concentrate on classical and jazz. In 2007 and 2008, the network transitioned towards a ...

and at 11 p.m. on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Katie Malloch, the program profiled contemporary

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

through concerts, recorded music and interviews. Jazz Beat was first broadcast in October, 1983, created by Malloch and producer Alain de Grosbois to feature and record both Canadian and international musicians. The final episode was broadcast March 18, 2007. Malloch became the weekday host for '' Tonic'', a two-hour jazz show airing nightly from 6 PM to 8 PM on CBC Radio 2.

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