Terri Lyne Carrington

American drummer (born 1965)

Born: 4 August 1965
Medford
Country: United States
Active: 1983–
Record labels: ACT Music, Motéma Music, Concord Jazz, Alessa Records, PolyGram
Discography: 13 albums

Biography

Terri Lyne Carrington is a jazz musician who plays drum kit, percussion guitare and voice. Terri Lyne Carrington was born on 4 August 1965 in Medford. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ACT Music, Motéma Music, Concord Jazz and Alessa Records. The discography here lists 13 albums, from “TLC and Friends” (1981) to “Trip the Night Fantastic” (2026). Honours include honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music (2003), Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album (2011) and Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album (2013).

Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. 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 2007, she was appointed professor at her alma mater, Berklee College of Music, where she received an honorary doctorate in 2003. Carrington serves as founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice and The Carr Center in Detroit, Michigan. She also serves on the board of trustees for The Recording Academy, board of directors for International Society for Jazz Arrangers and Composers and the advisory board for The History Makers and New Music USA.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

TLC and Friends 1981 · CEI Records Real Life Story 1989 · Verve Forecast Jazz Is a Spirit 2002 Structure 2004 · ACT Onetake - Volume Two 2005 · ALMA Records

More To Say... 2009

The Mosaic Project 2011 · Concord Jazz Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue 2013 · Concord Jazz The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul 2015 · Concord Records Waiting Game 2019 · Motéma New Standards, Vol. 1 2022 · Candid We Insist 2025! 2025 · Candid Trip the Night Fantastic 2026 · Candid

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Albums where Terri Lyne Carrington is credited as a sideman

1986	Take Double — Clark Terry & Jon Faddis	drums (drum set)
1986	Work! — Mulgrew Miller	drums (drum set)
1988	Joy Ryder — Wayne Shorter	drums (drum set)
1988	Blue Skies — Cassandra Wilson	drums (drum set)
1988	The Nearness of You — Dianne Reeves	drums (drum set)
1989	Flat Out — John Scofield	drums (drum set)
1990	Sketchbook — John Patitucci	drums (drum set)
1991	I Remember — Dianne Reeves	drums (drum set)
1992	Letter to Evan — David Benoit	drums (drum set)
1993	Art and Survival — Dianne Reeves	arranger, drums (drum set), producer
1995	High Life — Wayne Shorter	drums (drum set)
1995	Illusions — George Duke	drums (drum set)
1996	PanaMonk — Danilo Pérez	drums (drum set)
1996	My Corner of the Sky — Cæcilie Norby	drums (drum set), percussion
1997	Moody Plays Mancini — James Moody	drums (drum set)
1998	Gershwin’s World — Herbie Hancock	drums (drum set)
2003	Alegría — Wayne Shorter	drums (drum set)
2003	Glamoured — Cassandra Wilson	drums (drum set)
2004	The Girl in the Other Room — Diana Krall	drums (drum set)
2009	Big Neighborhood — Mike Stern	drums (drum set)
2010	Chamber Music Society — Esperanza Spalding	drums (drum set)
2012	Radio Music Society — Esperanza Spalding	drums (drum set)
2013	Beautiful Life — Dianne Reeves	arranger, producer, programming, percussion, instrument arranger, background vocals
2022	Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival — Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington & Esperanza Spalding feat. Leo Genovese	drums (drum set)

Studied with

Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Terri Lyne Carrington play?

Terri Lyne Carrington is known for playing drum kit, percussion guitare and voice.

When and where was Terri Lyne Carrington born?

Terri Lyne Carrington was born 4 August 1965 in Medford.

What are Terri Lyne Carrington's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include TLC and Friends (1981), Real Life Story (1989), Jazz Is a Spirit (2002), Structure (2004) and Onetake - Volume Two (2005).

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