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Friday Nights at 9:00 pm
Only On The Radio Stations of MPBN

Jazz and Friday nights have long been synonymous on the radio stations of MPBN, and serving as the anchor for the evening is the Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier program.  Music from the legends, the up-and-comers and even the occasional live in-studio performance are all featured for two hours every Friday beginning at 9:00 pm.

Email Rich Tozier to attend live showWhen these live performances occur at MPBN's Bangor studio, a limited number of free tickets are usually available. To attend, contact host Rich Tozier at rtozier@mpbn.net or leave word at (207) 990-3931, ext. 3095. For directions to MPBN's Bangor facility, click here.

Due to national copyright agreements, audio on-demand and the corresponding playlist for the program cannot be posted at the same time. Playlists are available after the Friday Night Jazz on-demand audio  is no longer available.

 

Friday Night Jazz Programs Minimize
Mark Macksoud Trio, Live!
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Friday, November 20 at 9:00 pm

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier features a live performance in the Bangor studio with the Mark Macksoud Trio plus one.



Bennett and Evans
A vintage photgraph of singer Tony Bennett and pia
Friday, November 13 at 9:00 pm

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier features some understated, timeless duets between Pianist Bill Evans and singer Tony Bennett.

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84 and Still Going Strong
A photograph of James Moody
Friday, November 6 at 9:00 pm

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier features octogenarian saxophonist James Moody who continues to produce great music well into his 80s.

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Jazz in Paris
An image of the Lionel Hampton and his French New
Friday, October 30 at 9:00 pm

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier plays selections from the historic 1955 collaboration between Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderley and David Amram as they jammed with some great French jazz musicians.



Jackie Ryan’s “Doozy”
A photograph of Jackie Ryan
Friday, October 23 at 9:00 pm

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier offers selections from vocalist Jackie Ryan’s latest, “Doozy.” It is indeed a doozy, with guests pianist Cyrus Chestnut and saxophonist Eric Alexander.

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Zing! Live, In-Studio: Watch the Video
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June 19, 2009

Friday Night Jazz with Rich Tozier featured another live performance in the Bangor studio. This time it was !Zing, a group consisting of fourteen singers and a piano trio, directed by Charles Brown.  If you enjoy jazz vocals by the likes of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and Bob Dorough, you'll love !Zing.

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