Terri Lyne Carrington

Quick Facts

Full Name	Terri Lyne Carrington
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Aug 4, 1965(1965-08-04)
Age	59
Birthplace	Medford
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Leo

Terri Lyne Carrington Biography

Terri Lyne Carrington is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on August 4, 1965 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States. Grammy award-winning jazz musician has performed with musicians such as Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer who has played with artists like Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Sample., Wayne Shorter as well as Joe Sample.

She has worked with jazz musician She has collaborated with jazz artist Dizzy Gillespie…

Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, singer, record producer, educator, and entrepreneur. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and many others. She toured with each of Hancock’s musical configurations (from electric to acoustic) between 1997 and 2007.

In 1983, encouraged by her mentor, Jack DeJohnette, Carrington moved to New York, where she worked with Lester Bowie, Stan Getz, James Moody, David Sanborn, Pharoah Sanders, and Cassandra Wilson. In the late 1980s Carrington moved to Los Angeles, where she gained recognition on late-night TV as the house drummer for The Arsenio Hall Show, then again in the late 1990s as the drummer on the late night TV show VIBE hosted by Sinbad. In 1996 she collaborated with Peabo Bryson on “Always Reach for Your Dreams”, a song commissioned for the 1996 Olympic Games.

The mother of the child was a pianist , and her father was chairman of the Boston Jazz Society and was an Saxophonist.

Terri Lyne Carrington Net Worth

Terri Lyne Carrington is one of the richest Drummer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Terri Lyne Carrington 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She received her grandfather’s drum set when she was seven. She was also awarded an academic scholarship for Berklee College of Music when she was 11 years old.

She was the drummer in residence on the She was the house drummer for The Arsenio Hall Show. Show.

Carrington was born on August 4, 1965 in Medford, Massachusetts, United States, into a musical family: her mother played piano as a hobby and her father was a saxophonist and president of the Boston Jazz Society. At the age of seven, Carrington was given a set of drums that had belonged to her grandfather, Matt Carrington, who had played with Fats Waller and Chu Berry. After studying privately for three years, she gave her first major performance at the Wichita Jazz Festival with Clark Terry. At the age of 11 she received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music. When she was 12 years old she was profiled on the PBS kids’ biography program Rebop.

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In summer 2011, she appeared with Wayne Shorter, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez in South America. She was musical director of the Sing the Truth Tour with Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo (with Romero Lubambo, Geri Allen, James Genus, and Munyungo Jackson).

Facts & Trivia

Terri Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Terri Lyne Carrington celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

What was Terri Lyne Carrington famous for?

She won Grammy Awards for both albums, including Best Jazz Instrumental Album for Money Jungle , the first woman to win in this category. In 2019, she continued her experiments in genre-blending with a political undercurrent on Waiting Game, a triple-crown winner of the Downbeat Critics polls.

Where is Terri Lyne Carrington?

She’s the founder and serves as the artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice in Boston, and as the artistic director for the Carr Center in Detroit.

Where does Terri Lyne Carrington teach?

A local treasure, Carrington was born in Medford, MA, studied and now teaches at Berklee , and is Artistic Director of Boston’s Beantown Jazz Festival.

How old is Terri Lyne Carrington?

56 years (August 4, 1965)

Where was Terri Lyne Carrington born?

Medford, MA