GREG RZAB - Bass
Greg Rzab was born and raised in Harvey, Illinois, a city on the near south-side of Chicago. He began playing bass guitar at the age of fifteen by practicing for hours working out the bass lines from recordings by Jimi Hendrix, Little Walter and Curtis Mayfield. Greg also looked to bassists such as John Paul Jones and Jaco Pastorius for inspiration.

Around this time, Greg took the train into Chicago to see Muddy Waters play. Although listening to his records for years, seeing Muddy in person for the first time was overwhelming. He rode the train back home in a state of shock. This experience motivated Greg to dive into the flourishing Chicago music scene to learn more. Hanging out in the Chicago Blues clubs, he patiently waited for a chance to sit in and prove his bass playing ability. Eventually a few offers for work came from the likes of Eddie Clearwater, James Cotton and soul singer Otis Clay.

When Greg was twenty-one years old, he did a show in Chicago with Otis Rush and immediately after was asked to play in his regular band, which lasted for several years. He also kept busy working with a variety of other great blues legends such as Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Willie Dixon, John Lee Hooker, Hubert Sumlin, and Junior Wells. It was at one of the shows with Junior Wells that led him to meeting Buddy Guy during the period when they were going out as a duo, and were looking for a bass player. Greg got the job, which eventually turned out to be the beginning of a long stint in Buddy Guy's Band.

After countless concert tours and festival dates crisscrossing the world, along with playing a dynamic role in three back-to-back Grammy Awards, Greg decided that twelve years was enough and wanted to pursue other avenues. He gave Buddy his notice.

Shortly after this, Greg got a phone call from John Mayall. They had previously talked about doing something together for a couple of years and now the opportunity came up for him to join the Bluesbreakers for a European tour in 1999 and 2000. However, though extremely happy working with John, Greg was offered a high profile gig with another of his heroes, Jimmy Page, which required a reluctant departure from the Bluesbreakers.

After the tour with Jimmy Page came to an end, Greg continued extensive touring, this time with the Warren Haynes group "Gov't Mule". Other credits include performances and recordings with such noted musicians as Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, The Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and The Black Crowes, just to name a few. He was also invited by Mick Jagger to audition for the Rolling Stones.

At the beginning of 2009, Greg got an offer to work again with Mayall in a new band line-up that was being assembled and he was very pleased to accept. He is looking forward to once more being a part of the latest John Mayall project for recording and touring.