Terri Lyne Carrington

Terri Lyne Carrington is a Grammy-winning drummer, percussionist, composer, bandleader, and producer. Her signature and often-emulated funky drumming style has been applied to many different settings, from jazz and soul to rock, blues, and crossover classical music. She is among the first significant female drummers in jazz. After beginning her recording career with bassist Rufus Reid's trio, she released Real Life Story, her Grammy-nominated leader debut, in 1989. She spent the next 12 years as one of jazz's most in-demand drummers. After leading 2002's Jazz Is a Spirit, she ...