ANAHEIM, CA – Joe Jackson opened his House of Blues concert alone, seated at a piano and singing “Steppin’ Out,” which was a top-10 hit from the singer’s commercially successful Night and Day album.

When Joe Jackson burst onto the airwaves of U.S. rock stations in 1979, his spare, reggae-influenced sound fit right in with that of other new wave artists. Much like Sting, who as a member of The ...