Terri Lyne Carrington, “Very Special,” Live!

Ms. Carrington is a learned and busy drummer, reflecting bits and pieces of Tony Williams, Billy Cobham and the general post-70s rhythmic idea of jazz unto funk unto rock. She expands and stuffs rhythms, breaks up time and makes hybrids everywhere, tricking out and disguising swing, bossa nova and shuffles. She can make extroverted jams out of shy, elliptical songs, as she did with Wayne Shorter’s “Fall,” and she changes her approach inside each piece.”

- Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

See her perform magic at the Cambridge Jazz Festival, July 27th.

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