Johannes Eick (born 22 April 1964) is a Norwegian bassist (double bass and electric bass guitar), the son of bassist and vibraphonist Jürgen Eick (b. 1937), and the older brother of musicians Trude Eick and Mathias Eick. In his youth he played in the band ëKixû, with Elin Rosseland (1982âÂÂ86), but is most known for cooperations with Karin Krog, John Surman, Vigleik Storaas, Christian Wallumrød, Sidsel Endresen and Hans Mathisen.
Eick was born in Eidsfoss, Vestfold. He studied on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1983âÂÂ86). He was involved in several bands from the first year in Trondheim, including ëHornû and ëThird Floor Ten Piece Bandû 1983-84, ëVisitû 1984-85, ëFair Playû 1987-90, ëNimbusû 1987-89, ëPentateuchû and ëNukuû from 1989 (with the album ëNukuû in 1991), ëAirameroû fra 1990 (with an album in 1993), and ëVigleik Storaas Trioû from 1992 (with the albums ëBilderû 1994, ëAndre bilderû 1996 and ëSubsonicû, released in 2002).
In 1983 he converted the double bass from 4 to 5 strings, and constructed at the same time a 5-string electric bass guitar. In 1991 he extended both to 6 strings. He festival debuted in Molde in 1985 with ëElin Rosseland Quintetû, and released his first album with her in 1988 (ëFair Playû). In 1985-87 he was a regional musician in Finnmark with the Quartet ëNOORû, and in recent years he has had his base in Eastern Norway, and has cooperated with Michael Bloch (1991âÂÂ92), Karin Krog & John Surman, and the quartet ëKalpaû (1992âÂÂ94) among others.