Black Sabbath and Jazz fans?


I belong in this category- been listening to Black Sabbath for decades, and jazz about 2 decades, but listening to more and more jazz....

Just discovered this "band" Jazz Sabbath, and I love it! 

The 1968 tapes just was released on Qobuz Nov 2024, and I see they have a couple of others. They are touring in the UK also in 2025.

The keyboard player Adam Wakeman was the keyboardist for Ozzy, and also played with Black Sabbath, and does his last name look familiar? Yeah, his dad is named Rick!  the guy from Yes , my other favourite band of all time. Yowsers!

It's like my music is all coming full circle! 

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/jazz-sabbath/5948656

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjZV7rd8r2w&t=17s

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Jazz Sabbath is an English jazz trio, with a fictional backstory that they are from the late sixties. The band was created by Adam Wakeman, touring keyboard and guitar player for Black Sabbath (2004–2017) and Ozzy Osbourne band member (2004–present).

Jazz Sabbath plays jazz renditions of Black Sabbath songs, claiming to be the original writers of those songs and accusing Black Sabbath of plagiarism (my emphasis)

~ Wikipedia

We played many of the Black Sabbath songs in the heavy metal groups I was in in the 70’s. Still listen to then every few years. I grew up on the heavy metal bands/groups of the 70’s and 80’s, but for the past 4 decades, I’ve been listening to smooth jazz/blues/new age, and progressive rock. 
The only progressive rock group I listen to is Dream Theater, awesome musicians, great synergy. 

Dream Theater is one of my favs too, Awake sounds surprisingly "audiophile like" in sound quality for a metal recording. I still listen to plenty of Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Emerson Lake & Palmer etc. as well, but more and more jazz as the years go on.

I should have made my handle progrock, but I think it was taken already. 

with a fictional backstory that they are from the late sixties. 

That part is really weird, I don't get what the point is.... 

http://www.jazzsabbath.net/thestory.php

Thank you.  Just gave a listen.  Phenomenal, energetic interpretations and performances with excellent engineering and sound.  The close miked piano is wonderfully palpable and prominent.  Adam is a keyboard virtuoso like dad.  Wits backstory.