Three times Grammy Award winning record producer Terri Lyne Carrington is the first female drummers in Jazz. Regarded as a child prodigy in her hometown, Carrington has her own signature drumming style and has worked with local musicians in her town. Her impressive jazz playing style captivates the heart of music lovers. She was an affiliate of the band ‘Yellow Jackets’.
Terri Lyne Carrington Facts
Name: Terri Lyne Carrington
Birthday: August 4, 1965
Address: Massachusetts, US
Nationality: American
Profession: Drummer, Record producer
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College/University: Berklee College of Music
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Terri Lyne Carrington Family Life:
Medford native Carrington grew up in a musical family. Her parents were into music which inspired Carrington regarding her career interests. Her father was a president of the Boston Jazz Society and also a saxophonist while her mother used to play piano as a hobby. At the age of 7, she received a drum set belonging to her grandfather. Being around such musical people, she gained exposure in the musical scene since she was a child. Her marriage with standup comedian Rodney Carrington ended in a divorce in 2012. Since her split up, she has been focusing in her career and is single.
Multi talented individual Carrington has got many interests apart from her musical career. She is actively working as a songwriter and is a record producer. Interested in business, she has established herself as an entrepreneur. An avid traveler, Carrington likes exploring places by herself.
Terri Lyne Carrington Career Growth:
After receiving full scholarship at Berklee, Carrington learned music under an expert mentor. Mentor Jack De Jonette guided her in her music studies and then she decided to try out music in New York City. So she moved to New York City in the year 1983. Working with several famous musicians of the time; Pharaoh Sanders, Lester Bowie and James Moody, she became the in demand musician of the time. She has even toured with famous personalities like: Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Joe Sample, Clark Terry and Herbie Hancock. After her extensive touring career, she began to work in her hard in her musical career. Collaborating with artists like, Dianne Reeves, Marilyn Scott and Gino Vannelli, she has done notable songwriting and producing stuff. Her production of numerous Grammy nominated CDs is quite captivating. Her performance on many recordings of Grammy Award winning CDs came to light in the 80s and 90s.She was even featured on Herbie Hancock’s Future2Future DVD and toured in most of his musical gigs and concerts.Her hiatus from the US music scene as a solo artist gained much attention but she returned among her fans in 2008. An amazing line up of Jazz artists joined her in her recordings. Most of her single albums have won the Grammy Award knocking down other emerging artists of her generation. In 2011, she released her first on concord Jazz album titled ‘The Mosaic Project’. Again she released ‘The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul’ on August 7, 2015 which featured talented female jazz artists.
Terri Lyne Carrington Net Worth:
There have been no news and information about annual salary of Carrington. Her net worth cannot be estimated as no updates have been posted about her financial earning.
Terri Lyne Carrington Awards and Achievements:
Recipient of Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music, Carrington studied Music at Berklee in full scholarship. She has even performed numerous Grammy Award winning numbers. In the year 2013, she released ‘Money Jungle’ album for paying homage to singers Max Roach, Duke Ellington and Charles Mingus. With this album, she became the first woman to win a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. Her 2011 album titled ‘The Mosaic Project’ won her a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Terri Lyne Carrington Contributions:
Talented Musical artist Carrington is garnering attention for her versatile music styles. She can pull of various musical genres and has worked with several renowned faces in the musical scene. Her experience with such artists enabled her to polish her skills and she is contributing in the present musical scene. A large number of fans follow her on Twitter, Sound Cloud, Instagram and YouTube. More information on her can be found in Wiki and her personal website; www.terrilynecarrington.com