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Pasadena Arts Council
is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) program of
Pasadena Arts Council
“Much More Than Music, It’s Music For The Cause”™
Terry Lynn Carrington was born in Medford, Massachusetts to a family steeped with talent, as a child she jammed with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Joe Williams, Clark Terry and many, many more. She received a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music at the age of 11 while thereTerri met and performed with Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Branford Marsallis, Pat Matheny, Greg Osby and others. She also studied under one of the most esteemed drum instructors, Alan Dawson, and made a debut recording entitled, "TLC and Friends", with Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, George Coleman and her dad, Sonny Carrington. Terry moved to New York in 1983 and began working with Stan Getz, James Moody, Lester Bowie, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn and Wayne Shorter. In 1989 she moved to Los Angeles, where she became the house drummer for the "Arsenio Hall Show". She was also the house drummer on the late night TV show, "VIBE", hosted by Sinbad. Her first Polygram release, "Real Life Story", featuring Carlos Santana, Patrice Rushen, John Scofield, Grover Washington, Jr. and others, was nominated for a Grammy. Recently, she has concentrated on producing, songwriting and arranging with various artists including Gino Vannelli, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, Siedah Garrett and Danish Pop Singers, Stig Rossen and Monique. Her latest production of Dianne Reeves new CD "That Day", hovered at the top of the charts for many months. She is on Herbie Hancock's masterful tribute to George Gershwin, "Gershwin's World. She was one of four featured artists honoring Louie Bellson, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones and Max Roach at the American Drummers Achievement awards hosted by Bill Cosby.
