Adam Wakeman

Adam Wakeman
Wakeman on Ozzy Osbourne's Black Rain world tour 2008
Background information
Born (1974-03-11) 11 March 1974
OriginEngland
GenresProgressive rock, pop, heavy metal, jazz
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsKeyboards, guitar
Years active1992–present
Member ofOzzy Osbourne band, Headspace, Jazz Sabbath
Formerly ofBlack Sabbath, Strawbs, Snakecharmer
Websiteadamwakeman.co.uk

Adam Wakeman (born 11 March 1974) is an English musician and the current keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne's band; he also played keyboards and guitar off-stage for Black Sabbath. Wakeman has also worked with Annie Lennox, Travis, the Company of Snakes, Strawbs, Will Young, Victoria Beckham, Atomic Kitten, Martin Barre, Uriah Heep and Deep Purple. He created the fictional character Milton Keanes, a disillusioned jazz pianist from the 1960s and released several YouTube mockumentaries and albums under the name Jazz Sabbath, with the album Volume 2 reaching number 6 on the Billboard Jazz Chart in 2022.

Wakeman has often collaborated with his father, Rick Wakeman, and has released albums with him. He has also released solo albums Soliloquy, 100 Years Overtime, Real World Trilogy and Neurasthenia. In 2006, he created his own band, Headspace, with Damian Wilson.