
Cody ChesnuTT, Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2014
Cody ChesnuTT at Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, June 28th, 2014
Jul 01, 2014
Photography by Laura Studarus
Cody ChesnuTT
Cody ChesnuTT and I may hail from the same city, but I admit I knew very little about the musician when I wandered into his show on Saturday night. (Later I would find out that he’s been covered by The Roots. Makes sense, like attracts like.) I glad I took a chance—as the entire audience was treated to a sweaty-heart-felt R&B performance that was equal parts down-and-dirty song and dance, and big-tent revival.
There’s a lot to like about the ChesnuTT. Despite wearing a helmet that hid his eyes from view, it felt like he was exposing a part of his soul to the audience. From tales of both drugs and Sunday school, songs were peppered with real-life verisimilitude, albeit delivered with a flare. There was no dialing it back. Occasionally he’d dip too far into pageantry. A heartfelt song about fighting and making up with his wife was undercut by the fact he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring. But it seemed like a small blip on an otherwise thoughtful and high-energy show. Why argue with the delivery when the message is pitch perfect?
Check out a gallery of images from the show here.
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