Hi, I'm Hank Van Sickle. I play both electric and upright bass. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., I currently live in Los Angeles.
I'm available for any style of music; my favorites are blues, jazz, old school soul and R&B and funk. Experienced in symphonic, theater, rock, americana, folk, country, rockabilly, punk, world, pop, etc.
I've played with lots of great folks; it all started with my dad Rodney, who graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and played double bass with the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
From 2000 thru 2008 I played all over the world with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. About eight and a half years. According to John that's the longest stint of any bass player in the Bluesbreakers.
During that time I got to play with some genuine icons;
Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, Larry Coryell, Gary Moore, Peter Green, Kim Simmonds, Mick Fleetwood, and a bunch of others.
Other tours include:
Mick
Taylor, Robben Ford,
Rosie Flores,
Candye Kane,
James Intveld, and Friends of Dean Martinez.
Employers include: Jimmy
Smith,
Wanda Jackson, Yma
Sumac,
Judy Tenuta and the Beach Cities Symphony.
I've played in every country in Western Europe, Scandinavia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Lebanon, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and 47 of the 50 states in the USA.
I am an avid photographer. My photographs have been used on CD's, in trade shows and published in magazines. Credits include the cover shot for John Mayall's "Road Dogs" CD, liner photos for many of John's and other folks' CD's and Elmore Magazine. I've posted a bunch here, and plan to keep updating them. Those plans don't always work out. Most of the images posted here are low quality. Higher quality images are available.
If you're interested in buying something, contact the owner of the image. That's me unless otherwise noted.
I'm not very vigilant about answering email, so thanks in advance for any communications. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If I don't reply, it's possible I deleted your email by accident with the spam. Please wait a few days and try again. Put something eye catching on the subject line like "I have Eden Cabinets too" or "I'd like to buy your picture of that castle".
Thanks for visiting ya'all, come back soon.
Hi, I'm Hank Van Sickle. I play both electric and upright bass. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., I currently live in Los Angeles.
From 2000 thru 2008 I played all over the world with John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. About eight and a half years. According to John that's the longest stint of any bass player in the Bluesbreakers.
Other tours include:
Mick
Taylor, Robben Ford,
Rosie Flores,
Candye Kane,
James Intveld, and Friends of Dean Martinez.
I am an avid photographer. My photographs have been used on CD's, in trade shows and published in magazines. Credits include the cover shot for John Mayall's "Road Dogs" CD, liner photos for many of John's and other folks' CD's and Elmore Magazine. I've posted a bunch here, and plan to keep updating them. Those plans don't always work out. Most of the images posted here are low quality. Higher quality images are available.
I'm not very vigilant about answering email, so thanks in advance for any communications. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If I don't reply, it's possible I deleted your email by accident with the spam. Please wait a few days and try again. Put something eye catching on the subject line like "I have Eden Cabinets too" or "I'd like to buy your picture of that castle".