How New England’s First Black-Owned Jazz Club Plans To Keep The Music Going
A sketch of Joseph L. “Wally” Walcott the founder of Wally’s Cafe | MATTHEW WEST/BOSTON HERALD/GETTY IMAGES How New England’s First Black-Owned Jazz Club Plans To Keep The Music Going Since 1947, Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club has been a beacon for jazz legends and students alike. Amid the cookie-cutter brownstones on Mass Ave in Boston’s […]
The New York City Jazz Record
The New York City Jazz Record Coverage in The New York City Jazz Record The New York City Jazz Record: Can you tell me a little about those early days at Wally’s? Larry Roland: That was my school, man. We played bebop—no ballads—every night from 9 pm to 2 am. We had Roy Hargrove, Antonio […]
