Terri Lyne Carrington Biography

Fast Facts

• Has been honored with a Dr․ Martin Luther King, Jr․ Award by the city of Boston
• In 1988 and 1989, she won two Boston music Awards and was nominated for a Grammy, an NAACP Image Award and a CMJ award
• Serves as the Artistic Director of the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival
• Received an honorary doctorate from alma mater Berklee in 2003
• Graduated from Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, and has since returned as a professor
• After graduating from Berklee, she was encouraged by mentor Jack DeJohnette to relocate to New York, where she began performing with luminaries such as Stan Getz
• At 12 years old, a profile of her was included in the PBS kids biography series "Rebop․"
• Broke into public awareness in the 1970s after working as the house drummer for "The Arsenio Hall Show․"
• Often holds clinics and workshops to instruct students on the mechanics of jaz drumming and music, visiting schools such as Michigan State, Notre Dame, Purdue and the Juliard School
• Is a jazz drummer, composer, producer and instructor best known for touring with Herbie Hancock's groups between 1997 and 2007
• Worked with singer/songwriter Peabo Bryson to pen "Always Reach for Your Dreams," which was commissioned for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
• Serves as a board member for Chicago's community and cultural arts center, Little Black Pearl