Houston jazz, concentrated and deep: the restored Eldorado Ballroom anchoring the Third Ward's Black legacy; Da Camera's series at MATCH; Rockefellers in an old bank building on Washington; and the Montrose rooms carrying the flame. A small scene with soul.
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A restored 1939 Third Ward ballroom, once the 'Home of Happy Feet,' anchoring Houston's Black jazz legacy.
Pip’s Tip Select shows only, so this one needs the calendar. Restored 1939 Third Ward ballroom and the heart of Houston's Black jazz history.
A beloved Rice Village hideaway famous for late-night jazz jams where pros and students trade solos.
A grand 1920s former bank turned storied music hall hosting jazz, blues and soul under vaulted ceilings.
A sleek Midtown arts center presenting Da Camera's acclaimed jazz series and contemporary improvised music.
A rambling Montrose Victorian and garden bar with eclectic bookings including regular jazz, funk and Latin.
A stylish Montrose lounge whose live jazz nights draw a laid-back, in-the-know local crowd.
A sprawling Midtown beer garden under oak trees with free live jazz and eclectic bands.
An easygoing East End coffeehouse and bar spotlighting local jazz combos in a bohemian setting.
A kitschy circus-themed Midtown lounge beside the Continental Club with regular jazz and roots bookings.
A ramshackle downtown bohemian bar hosting free-form jazz, poetry and experimental music.
Hermann Park's free open-air stage programming marquee jazz concerts under the stars each season.
An intimate Tomball listening room in a historic building booking jazz, Americana and singer-songwriters.
Houston's beloved juke joint, blues, zydeco and a dance floor that never stays still.
Pip’s Tip Live music nightly on Kirby. Blues and zydeco with a dance floor that does not sit still.
The Third Ward's 1939 dance hall, where the segregation-era circuit brought Duke Ellington, Count Basie and B.B. King upstairs over Dowling Street. Project Row Houses brought it back, and the room is programming again.
Jazz is one chapter of Pip's Lifestyle, find the lounges, whiskey bars, rooftops and the Domino Club below.
