Gerald "Jezz" Woodroffe (born 28 October 1951, in Birmingham) is an English keyboardist.
He was a member of Ska Punk rock chart-pop act, Belle Stars, Purusha, Sally Hope and Geezer Butler Band, as well as playing live for Black Sabbath in the late 1970s.
Although he is not given songwriting credit on the album, “He was present when Tony wrote material for “Technical Ecstasy, allowing Tony to try out ideas while Jezz supplied chords as accompaniment.” [2] Keyboards play a strong part in the style and texture of this album.
He performed live with the band on the tours for the albums Sabotage and Technical Ecstasy.
[3] In the early 1990s, Woodroffe composed the music to two games by Horror Soft; Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (with Philip Nixon), and Waxworks.