Jazz Thursdays 2021, Brisbane | Concrete Playground Brisbane

By the time that Thursday night rolls around each, most of us are thinking about escaping the nine-to-five grind. There’s still one pesky weekday left to go until the weekend, of course, but sinking underground with a glass of whiskey in your hand — and with jazz tunes setting the upbeat but relaxing mood — sure does sound enticing.

That’s a regular Jazz Thursday at The Walrus Club, aka the Regatta spot you go to when you’ve got malt drinks and a cosy, dark space on your mind. The event is a weekly fixture from 8.30pm, combining the watering hole’s hefty array of 300-plus spirits and prohibition bar vibes with lively — and live — music.

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