Have you ever imagined what it would sound like if Black Sabbath were a jazz act? Well wonder no more because Jazz Sabbath will deliver the Birmingham metal pioneers back catalogue like you’ve never heard it before.

Following their sold out Irish live debut in February, Jazz Sabbath are set to return to Dublin for 2 shows including a freshly announced special late show at The Sugar Club on November 1st.

Led by Milton Keanes the lounge lizard alter ego of  longtime keyboard & guitar player for Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne, Adam Wakeman. Like many of life’s greatest adventures Jazz Sabbath was born on a whim. On a night off in Germany during one of the Black Sabbath tours, Adam and Sabbath’s security guard sat at the hotel bar early in the morning.

The security guard asked if Adam could play the Sabbath set on the piano in the bar. Adam thought it would be fun to play the songs as jazz improvised versions and then played until the bar staff wanted to go home.

The idea grew, with Adam – son of rock legend Rick Wakeman – inventing the character and backstory of Milton Keanes (which he always thought to be a great name for a jazz pianist). Basically Black Sabbath robbed Jazz Sabbath’s songs and became famous while Milton Keanes laboured in obscurity thanks to his master tapes being destroyed in a fire.

In 2020 the first Jazz Sabbath album was released, accompanied by a mockumentary about Jazz Sabbath and their unfortunate history. The mockumentary gained extensive media coverage and sparked some controversy among Black Sabbath fans. The album itself got rave reviews from both rock and jazz critics. A second album, Vol. 2, was released in 2022. Both albums entered the Billboard jazz charts and got special mono Record Store Day releases.

On the albums Adam is joined by Ash Soan (Adele) on drums and Jerry Meehan (Robbie Williams) on bass, plus a number of guest musicians, such as Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), Fraser T. Smith (Sam Smith, CeeLo Green) and Simon McBride (Deep Purple). However, all go by their 1960s pseudonyms.

Join Jazz Sabbath at The Sugar Club, Dublin November 1st for a late show. Tickets €27 (including booking fee) on sale now.