Prof. Terri Lyne Carrington

Drummer, composer, producer and educator Terri Lyne Carrington is an NEA Jazz Master, Doris Duke Artist and four-time Grammy winner. She is the founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, as well as the artistic director of the Next Jazz Legacy Programme (a collaboration with New Music USA). Throughout her career, she has performed with greats such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Esperanza Spalding and many other influential jazz personalities, and has contributed to more than 100 recordings.

Terri Lyne Carrington’s artistic achievements and commitment to education have earned her honorary doctorates from York University, the Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music. Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science’s critically acclaimed release Waiting Game (2019) won the prestigious Edison Award for Music and earned a Grammy nomination. In autumn 2022, she released the groundbreaking songbook collection New Standards: 101 Lead Sheets By Women Composers, accompanied by the acclaimed album new STANDARDS vol.1 and the installation New Standards, as part of the Jazz Without Patriarchy Project. For her album ‘We Insist! 2025,’ which she recorded with Christie Dashiell, she is once again nominated for a Grammy in the ‘Best Jazz Vocal Album’ category in 2026.

Terri Lyne Carrington describes her teaching approach as follows:

»At the heart of everything I do is mutual respect and collaboration, both on stage and in the classroom. When I teach young musicians, I share my knowledge and experiences, but I get as much back from them. Jazz is about creativity and freedom. Artistic innovation comes from new perspectives and expansive thinking. My work for greater gender justice in jazz in particular helps to create space for new stories and new sounds in jazz. That’s what drives me.«