Terri Lyne Carrington
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Terri Lyne Carrington (born 1965 in Medford, Massachusetts) is a jazz drummer.
She has played with jazz veterans Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Joe Williams, and many more. At 7, she was given her first set of drums, which had belonged to her grandfather, Matt Carrington, who had played with Fats Waller and Chu Berry. After studying privately for three years, she played her first major performance at the Wichita Jazz Festival with Clark Terry. At age 11 she received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music.
Terri was the drummer for the "Arsenio Hall Show" and was also the drummer on the late night TV show, "VIBE", hosted by Sinbad. She has also toured the globe with Mike Stern, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and spiritual mentor Wayne Shorter. Her debut, Real Life Story, was nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 1998, she recorded along with Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and Herbie Hancock (Gershwin's World), and is touring with both his electric and acoustic bands as of 2006. Her latest solo CD, Jazz Is A Spirit, has had critical acclaim in the European and Japanese markets.
