Rick Wakeman and Adam Wakeman
(Steinway Festival 2016)
@ the PizzaExpress Jazz Club
12 March 2016

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Rick Wakeman biography to be updated (awaiting input from Mr Wakeman himself)!

Adam Wakeman biography

Born March 11th 1974 into a musical family, Adam Wakeman began playing classical piano at the age of 8. By 17, he had obtained grade 8 from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and had recorded the first, of what was to become 8 albums with father Rick Wakeman.

Much of the early touring history was with his father Rick Wakeman and encompassed the UK, Europe, Russia, South America, the US, and Canada varying from the two of them sitting at grand pianos to full scale rock performances with orchestra & choir.

At 24 years of age, Adam won the ‘Best New Talent’ award in America’s ‘Keyboard’ magazine, which saw the beginning of his involvement on the London session scene. He formed Jeronimo Road along with Fraser T-Smith and Damian Wilson which disbanded after 3 live shows, resulting in a live album released in 2005.

Along with Wilson, Pete Rinaldi, Lee Pomeroy and Richard Brook, Adam formed the progressive rock band ‘Hedspace’ in 2010.

As a highly sought after keyboard player & musical director, his career has seen him tour, write and record with some of the biggest selling artists in the recording industry.

In 2010 Adam started The Perfect Music Library, a production music library where he represents some of his own and music by over 50 composers for TV & Film around the world.

Currently, he is in his 13th year as member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band on keyboards and guitar also having co-written 5 tracks on the 2010 platinum selling Grammy nominated album “Scream”.

2013-14 saw Adam back with Black Sabbath on keyboards and additional guitar duties on their “13” World tour. In 2015, Adam joined Ozzy in South America, South Korea, USA and Japan ahead of the final Black Sabbath tour which begins early 2016.