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Ever wonder what it would be like to go on a world tour with an international blues celebrity? Now you can have the next best thing. Veteran bassist
Greg Rzab has joined forces with
John Mayall, and will be reporting in to us from the road! First leg of the Mayall 2009
tour schedule starts on March 20 in Cerritos, California, on to Copenhagen Sweden, Spain and Ireland, and ends July in the UK. -
During Greg’s career he has performed with many artists including, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Otis Rush, Gov’t Mule,The Allman Brothers Band, Bob Weir, and the Black Crowes just to name a few. – Check back often to get the latest news from Greg’s perspective, as the tour visits Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and the UK.
Ed Hornung says:
Glad to see Greg Rzab is back with John Mayall…. He’s a great player! You NEED to come to the NW USA!
Greg Rzab says:
Thanks for the kind words Mr. Hornung (above) and hello to all!
So it begins. The new John Mayall band assembled for the first time together in Los Angeles in mid March for two quick rehearsals before it’s debut performance at the Cerritos Center for The Performing Arts to a resounding standing ovation. Then, immediately the next morning into the studio to record the new Mayall CD, due to be released sometime in the fall of 2009. Everyone in the band is a tremendous player and each contributed greatly to the project. Mr. Mayall himself seemed particularly inspired, and was composing brand new songs daily as the sessions were in progress, each of which turned into outstanding works that found their way onto the record. It was really awesome to watch a true musical icon at work and I am very proud to have been a part of this magical process.
After the last day of sessions we boarded a plane to Minnesota for a successful engagement at a Blues Festival, our second gig together as a young band. We are now poised to headline the New Orleans Jazz Fest and a huge festival in Memphis before we launch our way throughout Europe over the next three months! Pretty exciting stuff, and I’m’ sure that John Mayall fans will enjoy the new band ‘cause it is smoking!
That’s a brief peek at the beginning of this project and I will talk to you in the near future from some far off land. I hope to see some of you at a show in the near future. – Greg
Paul Rodriguez says:
Seen ya’ll at Jazz Fest, great show. I’ve seen Mayall about 15 times in New Orleans since the early eighties. You are in the same group as Larry Taylor, and in my book that says it all. Good luck on the Euro’ tour.
Thanks,
Paul
Steffi says:
Dear Greg,
lovely greats and the best wishes send Steffi from
Bochum.Your music is great and you are for me the best bassist of the universum.
Tschüs, vielleicht sieht man sich mal wieder
Steffi
Jeremy Maltby says:
Just enjoyed your gig with John Mayall at Wembley in London supporting BB King. It was great to see the 83 year old in such fine form but you blew his bass player off the stage as far as I was concerned! Very funky with some nice little speedy triplets but not overdone like Mark King.
What were you using? It looked like a 5 string, maybe a Warwick?, going through a Gallien Kruger rig?? Very clean and balanced sound. Nice solid bass but enough top for the slapping to come through. Brilliant!
annette says:
hi…
thanks for a brilliant evening of superb blues.
plectrum safely stashed within cd case….
would love to come and watch you all play again…
Annette
:0)
Alan Wilkinson says:
Hi Greg,
Saw the gig at Tunbridge Wells on Wednesday, superb performance, that solo was awesome and is an inspiration as I just started with my first bass a few months back. Can’t wait to hear the new album…
I am digging out a pile of old Buddy Guy albums right now to check out some of your “previous”.. You have a new fan!!
Keep Rocking
Maddie says:
Hi Greg
I was very impressed by your guitar playing in Peer the 19th of July. Your one of the best Bass players I’ve seen. Hope to hear and see you again.
Thanks for the lovely Photo we took of you in the restaurant back stage.
Groetjes Maddie
Jonathan says:
I had the great pleasure of seeing Greg play bass with Buddy Guy at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1993 and he laid down the BEST bass guitar solo I have EVER seen and I’ve watched the best there is in my time of concert attending. Greg isn’t just a baddass bassist but gifted with tons of feeling too which makes him the perfect all round and complete bassist there is, in my humble opinion.
rob shepardson says:
give me a line ah …… can only be in one ship at a time
Rich Rice says:
It was such a pleasure to visit with you yesterday, Greg. Thanks for taking the time- I know you are on a very tight schedule. I have been enjoying the CD (Tough). Best of luck on the upcoming tour, we can’t wait to hear you playing your Rice bass with the band! Get out there and knock ‘em out…
-Rich
Tommy says:
Saw you last night(6/7) in Gothenbourg Sweden.
You were fantastic,loved your bassplaying.
Thank you,hope to see you soon.
Tommy
Sharon says:
Wow! We saw you at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester… Fantastic! I have never, ever seen a bass player like you. Amazing. We took your cd home to show my son who has just started playing bass and you’ve really inspired him with your unique style. He’s more into rock but now wants to play the blues! Good to talk to you at the end of the gig, too, and thanks for wishing my son a happy birthday. He’s been watching clips of you on you tube, but would love to see you play some day like we did