Elephant Room. 315 Congress Av. 512-473-2279 Fax: (512) 264-9509 [Contact:JP Vermaelen. Downtown basement jazz bar presently the best local jazz musicians 365 days a year.]
BEAUMONT
Suga's Deep South Cuisine & Jazz Bar. 461 Bowie Street. Tel:www.sugasdeepsouth.com (409) 813-1808
DALLAS
Gezellig. 2010-C Greenville Ave. Tel: 214.826/1700 [Gezellig, Tuesday nights. Jazz gets better and better in Dallas all the time, with a number of new clubs springing up and Brooklyn Café on South Lamar Street holding down the fort. But there's still nothing quite like Tuesday nights at Gezellig. The club always puts a good trio onstage on Tuesdays, but half the fun is from other Dallas musicians who just drop in to jam. Gezellig does jazz about half the time and other pre-1970s music—old-school R&B, funk, soul—the rest of the time.It's a small club with a nice, tight feel.]
red Cat Jazz Cafe. 924 Congress. Tel: 713 227 2200 [contact: Dave Marcellin (Manager) The red Cat Jazz Cafe have become the HeadQuarter of the Jazz-Jam in Houston,where the best Jazz and Blue players around go to play]
Tommy's Patio Cafe. 2555 Bay Area Blvd. Tel: (713) 480-2221 [Wed- Sat.]
Luna Fine Music Club.6740 San Pedro. Tel: 210.804.2433. [A hip place for real jazz Wednesday through Saturday. With its red curtain and giant reproductions of classic Blue Note LP covers, the decor is plush and comfortable, making it an excellent date recommendation, even for those who aren't really into jazz]