San Antonio’s Jazz, TX owner creates jazzy new club — in Houston

Jul 27, 2025

Proprietor ‘Doc’ Watkins is making his first business expansion outside the Alamo City.

Jack Morgan, TPR
September 16, 2025

Doc Watkins created Jazz, TX in San Antonio nine years ago … and now is hoping to stretch that successful run — to Houston’s Montrose neighborhood and the former Tower Theatre.

Nine years ago, pianist and performer Doc Watkins created Jazz, TX in San Antonio. The music club was a basement-level venue, just around the corner from The Park at Pearl.

Despite the club’s jazzy focus, Watkins said music, food and drinks all have to succeed for the venue to work.

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