Jazz Articles about Terri Lyne Carrington

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Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 26, 2012

La batterista Terry Lyne Carrington mette assieme un bel manipolo di musiciste per questo The Mosaic Project e con loro si avventura in riletture di brani celebri alternate ad esposizioni di nuove composizioni scritte da lei o dalle sue compagne di viaggio. La musica si ciba del linguaggio jazzistico ma spesso scivola verso un easy listening ben confezionato ma non particolarmente memorabile. Gli assoli sono eleganti e convincenti ma spesso annegano nel contesto poco vigoroso. Non si capisce bene da ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project

by Mark F. Turner
November 14, 2011

Historically, female artists have not gotten the props they've deserved in jazz's male-dominated environment. Though imperfect, things have improved, thanks in part to the efforts of Billie Holiday, Mary Lou Williams, Marian McPartland, and other matriarchs who helped pave the way for a current generation of stellar voices as assembled in drummer/composer Terri Lyne Carrington's exceptional The Mosaic Project. Carrington's world-class drumming equals anyone in the music business, enriching recordings and performances from the great Herbie Hancock ...

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Tineke Postma: The Traveller

by David Adler
February 6, 2010

On Dutchwoman Tineke Postma's fourth outing, The Traveller, the young saxophonist leads a top-tier American lineup of Geri Allen (piano), Scott Colley (bass) and Terri Lyne Carrington (drums). Far from being overwhelmed, Postma holds her ground and even challenges the band with a set of strong original material, plus “Adagio 13," an adaptation of a string quartet movement by Heitor Villa Lobos. In particular, The Traveller finds Allen in brilliant form--swinging hard, turning static harmony inside out, ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington/Adam Rogers/Jimmy Haslip/Greg Osby: Structure

by John Kelman
March 19, 2005

Structure is both aptly named and a bit of a misnomer. The generally idiosyncratic writing, while clearly rooted in form, also manages to be liberated enough so as to give the recording a more exploratory vibe. Sure, pieces like guitarist Adam Rogers' “Columbus, Ohio," with its folksy complexion, are more about soloing over a clearly-defined structure, but for the most part the music--composed by everyone involved--is harmonically and rhythmically complex enough to make things more tenuous when everyone decides to ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington: Structure

by Russ Musto
October 6, 2004

Terri Lyne Carrington's newest disc is her most focused and cohesive effort to date. The coproduction by the multitalented drummer with Yellowjackets electric bassist Jimmy Haslip may not be what fans of her hard bop or funk-driven projects would expect, but the music is bound to please discerning listeners. Structure is an atypical fusion date, combining elements of early ECM and M-BASE music into a heady concoction that is both physically and mentally stimulating. TLC leads the essentially cooperative quartet ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington: Jazz is a Spirit

by David Adler
February 4, 2003

The fact that Terri Lyne Carrington’s output as a leader has been quite spare makes her new album, Jazz Is a Spirit, all the more noteworthy. Her second and third efforts as a leader, Real Life Story and the little-known Voice & Music, were fairly commercial in nature. But this new album finds her at the helm of a fiery acoustic lineup, with bassist Bob Hurst and tenor saxophonist Gary Thomas as the most stable elements (much like her debut ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington: Jazz is a Spirit

by C. Michael Bailey
October 14, 2002

A Street Poem...

Jazz is a Spirit is a hip, high profile offering by drummer/percussionist Terri Lyne Carrington. Carrington fingers the best jazz talent performing today for inclusion on her current rumination. This talent includes the young lions Wallace Roney and Terence Blanchard (who both breathe the spirit of Miles), mainstream icons Kevin Eubanks and Gary Thomas, as well as the established old guard, could it be? Herbie Hancock? This is Carrington’s first date as a leader since 1989’s Real ...