Terri Lyne Carrington at The Jazz Standard Feb. 25-27

Featuring pianist Renee Rosnes, saxophonist Gary Thomas and bassist Scott Colley.

Since arriving on the jazz scene in the early 1980s, Ms. Carrington has established herself as one of the most consistently inventive jazz drummers playing today. From her experience working with musicians like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Branford Marsalis, Pat Metheny, George Coleman, Stan Getz, Lester Bowie, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, and David Sanborn, she has developed a wide-ranging style and an ability to play well in many modern idioms. She cites one of jazz's most versatile living drummers as her main influence: “Jack DeJohnette is my biggest inspiration in the creative department," she said from her home in California. “He's just so open artistically. He has become a mentor to me and has helped me immensely in my personal growth." In her music, Ms. Carrington tries to evoke the spirit of the many great jazz musicians who have come before her, hence the title of her latest release Jazz is a Spirit (ACT Music, 2002). “The drum dictates the pulse of the jazz group," she opined. “The swing element has been extremely strong in jazz and the drum is essential to creating that feeling." Tim Earle of Rhythm Magazine observed about Carrington, “[N]ot only does she respectfully represent the history of jazz drumming...she is also one of the finest contemporary jazz drummers on the scene today."

New CD In Stores Now: Jazz Is A Spirit (ACT 9408)

Terri Lyne Carrington, drums - Herbie Hancock, piano - Greg Kurstin, piano - Gary Thomas, saxophones Wallace Roney, trumpet - Terence Blanchard, trumpet - Kevin Eubanks, guitar - Paul Bollenback, guitar Jeff Richman, guitar - Danny Robinson, guitar - Bob Hurst, bass - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, bass & spoken word Katisse Buckingham, soprano saxophone - Ed Barguiarena, percussion - Darryl “Munyungo" Jackson, percussion

For more info about Terri Lyne Carrington visit: www.terrilynecarrington.com/ ACT Music: www.actmusic.com

Drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington was born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1965. Earning a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music at age eleven, she studied harmony and composition, jamming with such notable players as Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Branford Marsalis, Pat Metheny and Greg Osby. She also studied under master drum instructor Alan Dawson, eventually making her debut recording, TLC and Friends with Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, George Coleman and her father, Sonny Carrington. In 1983, Ms. Carrington moved to New York, where she worked alongside artists such as Stan Getz, James Moody, Lester Bowie, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn and Wayne Shorter. She became the house drummer for the