John Bazz (born July 6, 1952) is an American bass guitarist known for his long service in The Blasters.
(1997), Los Angeles music journalist Chris Morris described The Blasters circa 1980 and the "brute energy" that the band generated, including "the pump of bassist John Bazz.
Pointing to their mutual education in old American music of all kinds, he noted how "John Bazz pumping decades-old walking bass lines like they were brand new" contributed to the band's "undeniably manic, energetic magic.
One description called his approach "unwavering and relentless" and remarked on the "passion" and "unmistakable push" in his playing that prompts high demand for his services in sessions and gigs.
[7] One such assignment from a high-profile frontman came in 2002-03, when actor Bruce Willis handpicked Bazz to be in one of his musical side ventures, the Accelerators.
Willis and band played for American troops in Iraq in September 2003 as part of the USO's "Touch of Home" tour.
Echoing Dave Alvin, Doe added, "He finds new ways to say something in rock ’n’ roll or roots music that may have already been said.