Cafe Jazz News Today

Tucked between brownstones on Massachusetts Avenue sits the nearly 80-year-old Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club. Though the independent venue is one of the last of its kind, Wally’s seems to have no problem filling seats for live jazz every day of the week.  Each night, bands performing at Wally’s feature a different genre, spanning jazz, blues,...

When Shirley Wang started her business, she had very specific goals in mind for her colleagues: She wanted them to come together, embrace their identities and grow their skills. A self-described proud Gen Z entrepreneur, Wang knew her budding business could be a safe space for young, diverse individuals to explore their interest in advertising...

It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing away of Richard “Gene” Knight, Producer and Host of Café Jazz, a three-hour weekly classic jazz program distributed by the AAPRC. Gene passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022, after a year-long battle with cancer.

Austin Carter speaks to Dr. Todd Hill ahead of the Todd Hill Orchestra's performance at WKCTC's Clemens Fine Arts Center.

In this installment of the Business of Boston, we're looking at what you can hear at Wally's Cafe Jazz Club this weekend, and seven days a week.

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 a...

How New England’s First Black-Owned Jazz Club Plans To Keep The Music Going Thrillist 2/25/2021 © DESIGN: GRACE HAN Amid the cookie-cutter brownstones on Mass Ave in Boston’s South End, one entrance stands out. A quirky sign and black saxophone cut-out dangles above a bright red door, which leads to the underground Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club. As the first Black-owned jazz club in New England, Wally’s was founded in 1947 by Joseph L. Walcott, who immigrated to Boston from Barbados in 191...

What is the future of Boston’s Black-owned restaurants? These businesses entered the pandemic at an economic disadvantage. It’s time for everyone to invest in them, and not just during Black History Month. By Devra First Globe Staff,Updated February 2, 2021, 6:52 p.m. Email to a Friend The music cues in the video’s background, a staccato beat before a jazzy horn kicks in. A masked woman inside Mattapan’s Cafe Juice Up speaks. “Hello, Boston,” says Representative Ch...