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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 […]

Trumpeter Jason Palmer playing to a packed house. / Photo by Tom Herde/The Boston Globe/Getty Images An Oral History of Wally’s Café Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon. All the greats came to Wally’s in the South End. Now, nearly 75 years after the birth of the legendary nightspot, the people who lived it retell […]

Frank Poindexter Of Wally’s Café On The Future Of Live Music Venues After Coronavirus Although public health experts and policymakers in Massachusetts generally agree about the need to close places like music venues and nightclubs during the coronavirus pandemic, the question remains: What will happen to important community gathering places in the long term? To […]

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The oldest family-owned & operated jazz club in the world. Founded in 1947 by Mr. Joseph L. Walcott.

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