There's something special about Thursday evenings. Most of the nine-to-five grind is behind you, only one sleep awaits till the weekend and the buzz has already started to grow. That's exactly why jazz nights keep popping up to help see out the working week, getting you into the swing of things early — and making waiting for clock-off time on Friday that tad more bearable.
Brisbane's latest Thursday night jazz night comes courtesy of the Hibiscus Room, aka the retro-inspired rooftop and poolside restaurant and bar that opened in the CBD — overlooking the Queen Street mall, no less — in late 2021. From Thursday, March 10 until the end of the month, it's putting on live tunes from 6.30pm every Thursday.
You'll be tapping your toes to the Hibiscus Room Resident Trio and their jazz, bossa nova and funk sounds, with Sherman W Jones III, Andrew Shaw and Brendan St Ledger doing the honours.
Entry is free, the music runs till 8pm, and the usual menu applies; think: hazelnut espresso martinis, crispy scotch eggs and black forest trifle.
Mitch Lowe