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| Terri Lyne Carrington |
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Bowie, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, and David Sandborn are some of
the big-name bandleaders the Grammy-winning jazz drummer Terri Lyne
Carrington has performed with. Carrington
also has an equally vast R&B resume. Carrington grew up in Medford, MA. Carrington is extraordinary. Her parents were musicians. Her grandfather played drums in bands led by Fats Waller and Chu Berry. As a pre-teen, Carrington earned a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. Every since moving to New York in 1983, she has been in demand. "Real Life Story," her debut recording received a Grammy nomination. Her work as a bandleader ranks
among her best given her lengthy track record. Carrington was the first female
jazz musician to win a Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album for “Money
Jungle Provocative In Blue, “a remake of the 1963 classic album co-led by Duke
Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach. Lately, Carrington has been making wonderful music with a band of female instrumentalists and guest vocalists known
internationally as The Mosaic Project. The band swings like crazy. You can
count the number of female jazz groups of prominence on one hand. Straight Ahead and the Diva Jazz Orchestra come
to mind. It's rare for female groups to get a primo slot at a major international
jazz festival. Nonetheless, Carrington surely has earned it. Not sure if Carrington's set list will only include music from her last album "Love and Soul", or if you play music from her discography. Her set is a
must-see.
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Mosaic Project performs
Monday 3:15 PM on the Carhartt Amphitheater Stage
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