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.

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

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.

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Montrose’s Tower Theatre will soon be home to new Houston jazz club

Tower Theatre first opened in 1936 and has since been everything from a night club to a Hollywood Video.

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Construction for Montrose’s Tower Theatre block redevelopment slated for May

The oyster house had operated for just over two years before announcing its closure on social media last year, citing pandemic-era hospitality industry issues like staffing shortages, product sourcing issues, rampant inflation and hiking food costs.

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