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JAZZ SABBATH
A high energy 100% jazz show for jazz fans, rock fans and everything in between.
A jazz trio from the UK that plays (instrumental) jazz interpretations of Black Sabbath songs.
Led by
2026 Grammy winning pianist Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne’s solo band since 2004), Jazz Sabbath explores the boundaries between jazz and the songs that defined heavy metal. Echoing already present jazz riffs and discovering new ones.
They have released 3 albums since 2020 which all charted high in the Billboard Jazz Chart.
Their music streaming count is in the millions and all 3 albums got special Record Store Day Mono editions, which sold out within days.
Presenting themselves as a jazz trio formed in 1968 and being the original writers of the tracks, later made famous by Black Sabbath, they have played at international jazz festivals and toured worldwide since 2022. Almost all 29 shows on their 2025 EU/UK tour were sold out well in advance.
Over 200.000 people watched the live stream from their show at the Leverkusen Jazz Festival in Germany and a million have since.
On the albums Adam is joined by Ash Soan on drums plus Jerry Meehan and Jack Tustin on bass, plus a list of guest musicians, such as Fraser T. Smith (Sam Smith), Simon McBride (Deep Purple) and Gus G (Firewind, Ozzy Osbourne). However, all go by their 1960s pseudonyms
