1. Sean Rickman is an American musician from Washington, DC He has worked with Shawn Lane, Garaj Mahal, Dapp Theory, Steve Coleman, Maxwell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Blacksheep, Phil Upchurch, David Fiucynski and Screaming Headless Torsos, Kai Eckhardt, Anthony Tidd's Quite Sane, K'Alyn, Angela Bofill and George Duke.
Sean Rickman was featured alongside Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Marcus Miller on the Tribute to Miles 2011 tour.
Sean Rickman has toured and recorded with alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, bassist Kai Eckhardt, and guitarist Miles Okazaki.
Sean Rickman is the lead vocalist and guitarist of his power trio.
Sean Rickman was born in Georgetown, Washington, DC, into a musical family.
Sean Rickman's mother, Renee Morris is a singer who played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Sean Rickman enjoyed the work of Al Green and Funkadelic at an early age.
Sean Rickman exhibited innate musical abilities and was considered a musical prodigy with a remarkable sense of meter.
Sean Rickman attended Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, in 1988.
In 1989, Sean Rickman traveled from his hometown, Washington, DC, to Los Angeles, California, at the request of his father, who introduced him to owner of Third Stone Records and American cinematic music director, Richard Rudolph.
Rudolph, known as "Dick" or to his friends and family as "Dickie" was the former husband of Minnie Riperton who Phil Upchurch, Sean Rickman's father, had worked in the short-lived band, Rotary Connection in the 1960s.
Sean Rickman later assigned Rickman to work with American record producer, Stewart Levine.
Sean Rickman immediately relocated to Memphis and recorded a demo with producer Angelo Earl.
Earl placed him with rising star Shawn Lane, whom Sean Rickman instantly recalled from a Guitar Player Magazine article entitled "Unknown Greats" which he had read in years prior.
In 1993, Sean Rickman again relocated to Los Angeles to perform with his father, veteran musician Phil Upchurch.
In 1999 Sean Rickman joined and produced albums with the group Dapp Theory.
Sean Rickman recorded, produced and toured with the group for the albums New Age of Aquarius, Y'all Just Don't Know and Layers of Chance.
In 2000 Sean Rickman toured with Meshell Ndegeocello as well as performing on her album, Cookie.
In 2007 Sean Rickman joined the fusion band Garaj Mahal and remained with the group until 2011.
In 2011 Sean Rickman was selected as drummer for the Tribute To Miles 2011 European tour which featured Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.
In 2012 Sean Rickman re-united with Steve Coleman, releasing Functional Arrhythmias.
In 2015 Sean Rickman joined former Five Elements guitarist Miles Okazaki forming the group Trickster releasing Trickster The Sky Below, Thisness and Live In Brooklyn.
Sean Rickman released his first solo album One under his artist name "The Rick".