Jones Hall
Coordinates: 29°45′39″N 95°21′54″W / 29.760876°N 95.364994°W / 29.760876; -95.364994
The Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, commonly known as Jones Hall, is a performance venue in Houston, Texas, and the permanent home of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Society for the Performing Arts.
Jones Hall is also frequently rented as a venue for contemporary pop musicians and other performers and is estimated to draw over 400,000 audience members yearly.
Read more about Jones Hall: History
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