Sean"the Rick"Rickman

Sean Rickman, a native of Washington DC, is a self-taught singer, guitarist, bassist, and drummer. After performing with the DC reggae band, Blacksheep, Sean relocated to Memphis, Tennessee in 1992 to work with guitarist Shawn Lane, which led to a US tour opening for Robben Ford, the release of Shawn Lane’s Powers of Ten album and two instructional videos (Power Licks and Power Solos) on REH Video. Lane later released Powers of Ten Live and Tri Tone Fascination featuring more of the dynamic performances. In 1993, Sean relocated to Los Angeles to perform with his father, veteran guitarist Phil Upchurch. Together, they toured Europe and performed throughout the Los Angeles area. During 1994-96, Sean performed with singer Angela Bofill. This led to performances on her Love In Slow Motion album in ’95. Sean toured with Sony artist Maxwell in ’96 and then joined alto saxophonist Steve Coleman in the spring of ‘96. Sean toured with Meshell Ndegeocello and performed on her album Cookie. He continued to tour and record with Steve Coleman until 2002 performing on Genesis & the Opening of the Way, Sonic Language of Myth, Ascension to Light, Resistance is Futile, and the 64 Paths. While working with Coleman, Sean produced and later joined Dapp Theory featuring pianist/composer Andy Milne releasing New Age of Aquarius independently and Y’all Just Don’t Know on Concord Records. Dapp Theory performs throughout the US and Europe currently. Sean released his first DVD Compositional Drumming in 2002 and gives clinics and lessons when available in the US. In the recent, Sean has also toured and performed with Screaming Headless Torsos, George Duke, Garaj Mahal, Randy Brecker, Timucin Sahin amongst others. DiscographyAngela Bofill Love in Slow Motion Shanachie 5018 Shawn Lane Powers of Ten Warner Bros. Powers of Ten Live Eye Reckon The Tritone Fascination www.eyereckon.com www.shawnlane.com Kai Eckhardt Honour Simplicity… Naim 047 www.naim-audio.com K’Alyn Coco Sick Music www.kalynmusic.com Steve Coleman Genesis & The Opening BMG 74321529342 of the Way The Sonic Language of BMG 74321641232 Myth The Ascension to Light BMG 74321742192 Resistance Is Futile Label Bleu LBLC6643/44HM63X2 www.m-base.com The 64 Paths Label Bleu Dapp Theory New Age of Aquarius www.dapptheory.com Y’all Just Don’t Know Concord Records Meshell Ndegeocello Cookie Maverick RecordsVideo Shawn Lane Power Solos REH Video Power Licks Sean Rickman Compositional Drumming www.coreyographed.comTelevisionw/Meshell Ndegeocello Black Music Celebration Warner Brothers 2000 Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux Jazz Broadcast 2000 w/Dapp Theory Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux Jazz Broadcast 2003Clinics/Workshops Musitron – Memphis, Tennessee 1992 Akku Theater – Steyr, Austria 1999, 2001, 2002 Club Jam – Montpellier, France 2001 Berkeley University – 2002 Cedar Ridge Community Church – Burtonsville, MD 2005