Don’t Miss This One!
Andy Fawthrop
Just over two years ago I was privileged to be in the audience when Jazz Sabbath played their only previous show in D-Town. And what a night that was. The musical skill on show simply blew me away. No surprise then that we’re mightily looking forward to their next gig here on 1st March….
Jazz Sabbath are a jazz trio headed by Adam Wakeman, son of Rick Wakeman on keyboards, Dylan Howe, son of Alan Howe on drums, and Jack Tustin (son of his parents I’m sure), on upright bass. They’ve just started on their 2025 UK tour, and many of the venues are either already sold out, or very close to doing so. And one of those dates is in our town, long in the calendar, thanks to the forward thinking of long-time fan Paul Chandler’s Longcroft Productions.
Adam’s credentials are absolutely second to none. Apart from having a famous father, Adam has played with the elite of the music world. Recent credits include Tony Hadley’s world tour, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rick Wakeman, and at Ozzy Osbourne’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s also booked to play with Ozzy and the mighty Sabbath themselves at the recently-announced farewell gig in Birmingham this Summer. That’s a pretty impressive CV in my book.
Their offering is to present jazz interpretations of Black Sabbath classics. It sounds utterly mad, but it isn’t. Adam’s jazz arrangements are an almost unrecognisable world away, and the band’s shows also feature plenty of Adam’s own contemporary compositions. To my ear it’s very little Sabbath, and very much Jazz, but the only way to test that supposition is to get yourselves a ticket and head on down to The Corn Exchange!
The band will be playing material from their latest and third album “The 1968 Tapes” which, as usual, is promoted in the band’s straight-faced spoof mock-documentary style. It’s worth the ticket price alone just to see and hear the whole comedic wrap-around, never mind the excellent music. So take it from me – you’ll be in for a superb night of entertainment.
Get out and get those tickets – this is going to be a real one-off!
Tickets available online through the band’s website at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/yebepzmqgpvw or at Devizes Books (the Last Minute dot Com of D-Town).
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