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“My wife can send me to get milk and I’ll come back with a handbag! My brain is just too full”: Adam Wakeman on working with his dad Rick, playing Black Sabbath jazz style, War Of The Worlds, and loads of bands
Musician Adam Wakeman describes how his wide-ranging interests in prog, jazz and metal shape a career spent moving between projects. He discusses working with his father, Rick Wakeman, and playing with Black Sabbath, whose songs he has also approached in a jazz style.
Wakeman has worked across numerous bands and productions, including the stage version of *War of the Worlds*. He jokes that his mind is so full of musical ideas that a simple errand can go awry: when asked to buy milk, he might return with a handbag.
In short
- Adam Wakeman moves between prog, jazz and metal.
- He has worked with his father, Rick Wakeman, and Black Sabbath.
- His career spans bands and *War of the Worlds*.
Explained simply
Adam Wakeman is a British keyboard player and songwriter whose work spans several styles, including progressive rock, jazz and heavy metal. His father, Rick Wakeman, is also a well-known keyboard player, and the two have worked together.
Wakeman has played with Black Sabbath and taken part in many other bands and productions, including the stage musical War of the Worlds. These projects show how musicians can move between different groups and styles over the course of a career.
Black Sabbath are known for heavy metal, while jazz often uses different rhythms and room for improvisation. Reworking a band’s songs in a jazz style brings those musical traditions together, and helps explain the range of interests Wakeman describes.
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