L ongtime inner loop Houston residents might recall the Tower Theatre in the Montrose. The historic Art Deco arthouse was built in 1936 with a classic marquee that once beckoned moviegoers through its doors. After its unfortunate demise, several businesses — from a homegrown Tex-Mex restaurant to an oyster bar and even a video store — took up residence in its historic space. Now its next chapter sees jazz pianist Brent “Doc” Watkins reimagining the two-story, 11,000-square-foot space as a live-music venue, bar and restaurant called Doc’s Houston.

Watkins, who has a doctorate in musical arts from the University of Houston, is famed for Jazz, TX , his decade-old club in San Antonio’s Pearl District . Doc’s is three times Jazz, TX’s size — in fact, it’s billed as one of the largest jazz

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