US EditionCharlie Puth at Blue Note Los Angeles? Duh, He’s a Snazzy, Jazzy Cool Cat
Charlie Puth reimagined his hits with jazz arrangements during a 75-minute set at Blue Note, debuting his new single 'Changes' and covering New Edition’s classic.
- On Thursday, Oct. 16, Charlie Puth opened the first night of a four-night residency at Blue Note Los Angeles, performing a 75-minute set and closing with his new single `Changes` released yesterday.
- Puth said he planned to play songs as originally conceived, drawing on jazz composition and music theory, and admitted the tiny club setting made him nervous after 10 years of wanting this show.
- Onstage, he reimagined `Attention` as a jazz-lounge piece with a cappella passages alongside his trio of backup singers and covered New Edition's `Can You Stand the Rain` in falsetto, segueing into Erykah Badu's `Back in the Day `.
- Receiving a standing ovation, Puth closed with `Changes` and engaged fans in attendance and thousands watching on a TikTok livestream, reinforcing his mission to connect candidly.
- By staging the residency at Blue Note, Puth spotlights a new era for the L.A. jazz scene while showcasing his shift from teen idol to music nerd, blending 1980s pop influences with jazz.
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Charlie Puth at Blue Note Los Angeles? Duh, he’s a snazzy, jazzy cool cat
At Blue Note Los Angeles on Thursday night, Charlie Puth was a hip daddio with a point to prove: The pop star has a jazz soul to bare, and no one’s going to stop him. “Can you believe that someone actually muttered the words to me, ‘Don’t ever make it too jazzy?’” he said to a packed house. “Never be afraid to make things too jazzy, especially at the Blue Note.” Puth took the stage behind a sparkly red custom Rhodes shell with a silver “Charlie”…
Charlie Puth Puts His Jazz Chops to Work at His Blue Note Residency Opening in Los Angeles: Concert Review
Shortly after Charlie Puth took the stage for the first of his four-night residency at Los Angeles’ freshly-opened Blue Note, he shared his intentions with those in attendance and the thousands watching on a TikTok livestream. “We’re going to play these songs in the original way that I concocted them in my head,” he said. […]
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