The Joe Bozzi Band

Joe Bozzi is best known for wowing crowds at the St. Louis Playboy Club at Vandeventer and Lindell Boulevard.  During the club's heyday in the 1960s, Bozzi backed up musical icons like trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie and saxophonist Cannonball Adderly.  Popular entertainers such as Johnny Carson and Bill Cosby appeared regularly during his tenure at the Playboy Club.

Now a St. Louis legend and considered the "Godfather of St. Louis Music", Joe's music is a blend of traditional and modern jazz.  However, if the occasion calls for pop, rock or top 40 music, Joe and the band provide the best in these genres as well, with Joe on the trumpet as well as his beloved vibes.

Please browse through the site by clicking on the menu items above to learn more about this St. Louis legend, and listen to some of his music, available on CDs.



Joe at the 2023 Clayton Jazz Festival  


Joe Bozzi with Ray Hartmann at Evangeline's  




Joe and Dave Weckl 2022  

Playing Taps on Memorial Day 2022  


Joe Bozzi with Ray Hartmann at Evangeline's  

Listen to Ray Interview Joe  


Joe Bozzi with Johnny Desmond Late 60s  


Joe Bozzi with the Cleftones Mid 50s  


Early Joe Bozzi  


Jazz Band Festival 1990  


Joe in the 1970s  


Playing Taps on Memorial Day 2020  


Joe Bozzi and the Band at Circa Pub & Grill  


Joe Bozzi at Bishop DuBourg Festival circa 1950s  


The Band at Anthology of Wildwood Grand Opening  


Did you know Joe was Michael McDonald's music teacher in Grade School?  Click here


Joe and Dave Weckl  


Joe on his new Vibekat


Click here to watch Joe's interview on KSDK

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Listen to Joe's interview Sunday morning, October 4, on WSIE radio, 88.7FM.

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