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Terri Lyne Carrington
Celebrating 40 years in music, NEA Jazz Master and three-time GRAMMY® award-winning drummer, producer, and educator, Terri Lyne Carrington started her professional career in Massachusetts at 10 years old when she became the youngest person to receive a union card in Boston. She was featured as a “kid wonder” in many publications and on local and national TV shows. After studying under a full scholarship at Berklee College of Music, Carrington worked as an in-demand musician in New York City, and later moved to Los Angeles, where she gained recognition on late night TV as the house drummer for both the Arsenio Hall Show and Quincy Jones’ VIBE TV show, hosted by Sinbad.
While still in her 20’s, Ms. Carrington toured extensively with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock, among others and in 1989 released a GRAMMY®-nominated debut CD on Verve Forecast, Real Life Story. In 2011 she released the GRAMMY®Award-winning album, The Mosaic Project, featuring a cast of all-star women instrumentalists and vocalists, and in 2013 she released, Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue, which also earned a GRAMMY®Award, establishing her as the first woman ever to win in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category.
To date Ms. Carrington has performed on over 100 recordings and has been a role model and advocate for young women and men internationally through her teaching and touring careers. She has toured or recorded with luminary artists such as Al Jarreau, Stan Getz, Woody Shaw, Clark Terry, Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, James Moody, Yellowjackets, Esperanza Spalding, and many more. Ms. Carrington’s 2015 release, The Mosaic Project: LOVE and SOUL, featured performances of iconic vocalists Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, and Nancy Wilson.
In 2003, Ms. Carrington received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music and was appointed professor at the college in 2005, where she currently serves as the Founder and Artistic Director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, which recruits, teaches, mentors, and advocates for musicians seeking to study jazz with racial justice and gender justice as a guiding principles. She also serves as Artistic Director for The Carr Center, Detroit, MI. and for Berklee’s Summer Jazz Workshop.
In 2019 Ms. Carrington was granted The Doris Duke Artist Award, a prestigious acknowledgment in recognition of her past and ongoing contributions to jazz music. Her current collaborative project, Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science (formed with Aaron Parks and Matthew Stevens), released their debut album, Waiting Game, in November, 2019 on Motema Music, inspired by the seismic changes in the ever-evolving social and political landscape. The double album expresses an unflinching, inclusive, and compassionate view of humanity’s breaks and bonds through an eclectic program melding jazz, R&B, indie rock, contemporary improvisation, and hip-hop.
Both Waiting Game and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice point to Carrington’s drive to combine her musical talents with her passion for social justice. The subjects addressed on Waiting Game run the gamut of social concerns: mass incarceration, police brutality, homophobia, Native American injustice, political imprisonment, and gender justice.
“In previous projects I’ve hinted at my concerns for the society and the community that I live in,” Carrington says. “But everything has been pointing in this direction. At some point you have to figure out your purpose in life. There are a lot of drummers deemed ‘great.’ For me, that’s not as important as the legacy you leave behind.”
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New Midsummer Releases, A Celebration of Honorable Men Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Kevin Mahogany & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Bill Warfield, Nancy & Spencer Reed, Andrea Lisa, Andromeda Turre, Susie Arioli, Natalie Jacob, Suzanne Pittson and Norma Winstone with birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Terri Lyne Carrington, Tara Davidson, Kevin Mahagony and Tony Bennett, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire. Playlist Louis Armstrong “Struttin With Some Barbecue" ...
Continue ReadingTerri Lyne Carrington, Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Michael Manring, John Novello
by Len Davis
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Continue ReadingKris Davis: Diatom Ribbons Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mark Corroto
The term “proof of concept" might be the appropriate subtitle to Kris Davis' Diatom Ribbons' Live At The Village Vanguard. Her concept, first heard on the eponymous release Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic, 2019), is demonstrated on two discs taken from 12 sets over six nights at the famed Greenwich Village nightclub. The pianist does indeed verify that her concepts have practical application. She initially formed a core group, a quartet with bassist Trevor Dunn, turntablist and electronics composer Val Jeanty (aka ...
Continue ReadingKris Davis: Diatom Ribbons Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mike Jurkovic
Rogue pianist and noted polymath Kris Davis exercises the mercurial fluidity of her future-forward-thinking quartet, Diatom Ribbons--drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, turntablist and electronic musician Val Jeanty, and bassist Trevor Dunn--ushers guitarist Julian Lage into the maelstrom and voila! Another memorable Live at the Village Vanguard emerges boldly and triumphantly. As befits Davis and company, the collective energy running rampant on this two-disc set is hard to pin down, but it is as palpable and discernible as a cut ...
Continue ReadingTerri Lyne Carrington's Latest Project Sets New Standards For Women Composers
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from Sweet Megg & Ricky Alexander, Celia Berk, Connie Han, trio Daniel Carter, Kelly Green & Luca Soul, a live 2017 concert recording featuring Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, Esperanza Spalding, plus Terri Lyne Carrington's groundbreaking New Standards Vol. 1 project highlighting women composers, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinking Again), Emily Remler, Maria Muldaur, Helen Sung, Champian Fulton and Wesla Whitfield, among others. Thanks for listening and please ...
Continue ReadingJack DeJonette, Miles Davis & Terri Lyne Carrington
by Joe Dimino
The first song on the 743rd Episode of Neon Jazz is from Terri Lyne Carrington and acts as a recurring theme throughout the episode. Periods of her impressive jazz career are highlighted with stories and music from Quincy Jones, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Jack DeJohnette. Along the way, we hear from other musicians who are making 2022 a tasty year for new music. From the likes of Lauren Lee, Andrew Nixon and Larry Douglas. We finish off the episode with ...
Continue ReadingWalter Smith III & Matthew Stevens: In Common III
by Chris May
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Continue ReadingTerri Lyne Carrington: A Bi-Coastal Weekend
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All About Jazz
By Cristofer Gross On Friday evening, November 9, drummer-composer-educator Terri Lyne Carrington will headline a special concert in UCLA's Royce Hall. Two days later she will be at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in jny: Newark for her half of another special concert entitled “Jazz Vinyl Revisited." In addition to having Carrington on the bills, there is a thematic connection between the two events. Both include tributes to Joni Mitchell, who turned 75 on November 7. On Sunday, “Jazz ...
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Newly Formed Non-Profit Organization The Philadelphia Jazz Experience Proud to Announce First Annual Philadelphia Jazz Festival, April 23-30
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DL Media
Headliners Include Terri Lyne Carrington, Madison McFerrin, Bob Dorough, Jeff Bradshaw, Jaguar Wright, Orrin Evans, Gerald Veasley, and more The Bynum Brothers—Robert and Ben Bynum, creators of popular restaurants/jazz venues including SOUTH, Paris Bistro, RELISH, Warmdaddy's, as well as the former internationally recognized Zanzibar Blue—are proud to announce, in conjunction with Philadelphia's Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, The Philadelphia Jazz Festival. The Festival, which will be presented as part of Jazz Appreciation Month, is set to take place ...
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Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri, Terri Lyne Carrington Headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast To Coast
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Keith Michaud
University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute today announced an impressive Grammy Award-winning lineup for its 13th annual Brubeck Festival celebrating the music and life of Dave Brubeck. Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri and Terri Lyne Carrington will headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast, March 27-29, in Stockton. 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast also makes the cross-country connection to the April 7-13 Brubeck tribute at Jazz at Lincoln Center. That New York City celebration will include a six-month exhibit, “Dave ...
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Available Now: Grammy Winner Terri Lyne Carrington Pays Homage to Duke Ellington's "Money Jungle"
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DL Media
Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue Marks 50th Anniversary of Release of Historic Ellington-Mingus-Roach Recording Featuring Gerald Clayton and Christian McBride, with guests Clark Terry, Lizz Wright, Herbie Hancock and Others In 1962, Duke Ellington recorded a trio date with bassist Charlie Mingus and drummer Max Roach that is today considered one of the pivotal jazz recordings of the 1960s. Money Jungle, the 1963 album that emerged from the session, was – among other things – a commentary on the perennial ...
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Signature Music Series At Berklee Presents Terri Lyne Carrington, The Music Of Quincy Jones And More
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Berklee Media Relations
The Signature Music Series at Berklee presents an extraordinary season of jazz, R&B, soul, Celtic, and musical theater performances by a cross-section of Berklee students, faculty and alumni, and world-renowned, award-winning musicians. The spring 2013 half of the series features Terri Lyne Carrington’s Money Jungle (February 14), Great American Songbook: The Music of Quincy Jones (February 24), The Music of Bill Whelan (April 11), and Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (April 25 and 26). The Signature Music Series at ...
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John Coltrane Memorial Concert: "35th Annual" Featuring Terri Lyne Carringon And Honoring Andy McGhee & Steve Schwartz -- November 3, 2012
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Mary Curtin Productions
Friends of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert presents the 35th Annual JOHN COLTRANE MEMORIAL CONCERT featuring Terri Lyne Carrington; honoring Andy McGhee and Steve Schwartz; hosted by Eric Jackson November 3, 2012 “Fall in New England means it's time for the John Coltrane Memorial Concert, an annual event that features some of the world-class musicians that call Boston home. It makes for an exciting ...
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Beantown Sings the Blues
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Michael Ricci
By Timothy J. O'Keefe The Blues may have been spawned within the African-American communities of the Deep South in the late 19th century, but its influence still permeates our society today. While this music often acknowledges sadness, embraces loss, and speaks of impending dread, buried deep within its core you can sometimes find hope and resolve.
“The Blues is something people have always enjoyed listening to during challenging times," says Terri Lyne Carrington, artistic director of the BeanTown Jazz Festival. ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines Free Outdoor Concert
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All About Jazz
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present music outdoors in Roxbury's historic Fort Hill neighborhood with the Terri Lyne Carrington Group and opener the Berklee City Music All-Stars. The annual Jazz at the Fort concert is free and will be held on Sunday, August 2, at 5:00 p.m., at the four-acre Highland Park on Fort Avenue, Roxbury, MA. Rain date is August 9. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnics are encouraged. Jazz at the Fort is accessible from the MBTA's Orange ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines Free Outdoor Concert in Boston, August 2
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All About Jazz
Berklee College of Music and ParkARTS present music outdoors in Roxbury’s historic Fort Hill neighborhood with the Terri Lyne Carrington Group and opener the Berklee City Music All-Stars. The annual Jazz at the Fort concert is free and will be held on Sunday, August 2, at 5:00 p.m., at the four-acre Highland Park on Fort Avenue, Roxbury, MA. Rain date is August 9. Folding chairs, blankets, and picnics are encouraged. Jazz at the Fort is accessible from the MBTA’s Orange ...
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Terri Lynn Carrington and the Berklee Jazz Ensemble Dec. 6 at 7:00PM. the Iridium Jazz Club
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 $10 Minimum The Iridium Jazz Club Is Pleased To Present Terri Lynn Carrington and The Berklee Jazz Ensemble Dec. 6 at 7:00pm. Terri Lyne Carrington Berklee Ensemble - David Negrete - alto, Nick sweet - trombone, Kyle Nasser - tenor, Roy Guzman - guitar, ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington
Location: Boston
Instrument: Drums
Born: August 4, 1965
Management: International Music Network
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