Wally's Cafe Jazz Club

Where to Eat in the South End With Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club General Manager Frank Poindexter | Eater Boston

"A family-run, decades-old jazz club founded in 1947 by Joseph L. Walcott that played a pioneering role in Boston nightlife—its Barbadian founder was the city’s first Black nightclub owner and even ate breakfast with Martin Luther King Jr. when MLK lived in Boston. The intimate venue has hosted major performers (including a decorated saxophonist, a legendary jazz singer, and a noted bassist), supports student musicians from nearby schools, and remains managed by the founder’s descendants with the next generation handling day-to-day operations." - Erika Adams