Bar
Wally's Cafe Jazz Club
96 locals recommend,
Location
427 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA
Roxbury
Tips from locals
The sole remainder of a nexus of famous jazz clubs (among them the High Hat, the Savoy Ballroom, and the Wig Wam), Wally’s has been a neighborhood institution since 1947. The club took its name from owner Joseph Walcott (better known as Wally). As jazz’s popularity waned, in the early 1960s Walcott began featuring up-and-coming artists from Boston’s nearby conservatories. Today, the club continues to provide a platform for emerging jazz talents, offering live music—funk, blues and salsa, as well as jazz—365 days a year.
The sole remainder of a nexus of famous jazz clubs (among them the High Hat, the Savoy Ballroom, and the Wig Wam), Wally’s has been a neighborhood institution since 1947. The club took its name from owner Joseph Walcott (better known as Wally). As jazz’s popularity waned, in the early 1960s Walcott…
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