Doc Watkins, San Antonio jazz pianist and bandleader, leads his 11-piece big band through swing and blues standards at the Majestic Theatre.
Doc Watkins and His Orchestra play the Majestic Theatre on Friday, December 18, with an 11-piece band. The set works through the big-band jazz, swing, and blues songbooks of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, and Count Basie.
Watkins is a San Antonio pianist, bandleader, and jazz club owner. He co-hosts the weekly radio program Live at Jazz, TX, which is syndicated through Texas Public Relations. In 2016, he founded Jazz, TX, a restaurant and jazz club at the city's Historic Pearl Brewery that has hosted names like Kenny Garrett, Bill Charlap, Brian Blade, John Pizzarelli, Chris Potter, Jane Monheit, and Herlin Riley. He plays there more than 100 shows a year. In 2022, he co-founded TurnTable, a ticketing platform built for the needs of jazz clubs and cabaret-style venues, which has since become the preferred system for many of the top jazz rooms in the U.S. He's also a Carnegie Hall veteran.
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Tickets range from $44 to $227. The show starts at 8 PM, with doors opening at 7 PM, at the Majestic Theatre, 224 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205.
