Terri Lyne Carrington

About

Grammy Award-winning jazz drummer who has played with artists like Stan Getz, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Sample.

Before Fame

She was given her grandfather's drum set at age seven and was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music when she was eleven years old.

Trivia

She was the house drummer for The Arsenio Hall Show.

Family Life

Her mother was a pianist and her father was the president of the Boston Jazz Society and was a saxophonist.

Associated With

She has collaborated with jazz artist Dizzy Gillespie.