Sean Riddle

Sean Riddle is a bassist, improviser/composer, and educator who recently relocated to Western Massachusetts from Southern California. They began playing piano in their middle school rock band, followed by bass guitar and eventually double bass in high school. Sean graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with BFA in jazz bass performance, studying with West coast luminaries Darek Oles, Larry Koonse, Vinny Golia, and David Roitstein. They've worked extensively in a wide range of styles including, jazz, rock, blues, classical, folk, americana, world, and avant-garde, both as a leader and sideman. Sean is a dedicated educator, teaching private lessons on double and electric bass for the past five years and has also worked recently as a teaching artist, focusing on elementary music, and as a substitute teacher specializing in music. Sean is now a graduate student at UMass Amherst, studying music education and working towards their teaching credential. They live in Hatfield with their fiance and two 17 year old cats.