Grammy-Nominated Jazz Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington Headlines CCM's 'In a Whirl of Jazz' Oct. 21

The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) and the Friends of CCM proudly present

In a Whirl of Jazz 8

, the eighth annual jazz benefit event of its kind on

Sunday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m.

in CCM's Corbett Auditorium. The evening features a concert performance by jazz drummer, composer and Grammy-nominated recording artist

Terri Lyne Carrington

with CCM's Faculty Jazz Artists and Student Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Rick VanMatre, CCM's director of jazz studies.

Also that evening, local jazz pianist Frank Payne will be honored with the William Lawless Jones Award for his contributions to the region's jazz culture.

Admission to In a Whirl of Jazz 8 is $100 for the concert and a post-performance reception, $30 for concert only and $10 for students (also concert only). Event proceeds benefit the Friends of CCM to support CCM Jazz scholarships and programs. Seating is limited-for ticket reservations, please call CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100.

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit www.ccm.uc.edu for additional ticket and parking information.
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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

IN A WHIRL OF JAZZ 8
Benefit concert featuring world-renowned jazz drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington

Date & Time:
Sunday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m.

Description:
The CCM Jazz Ensemble (under the direction of Rick VanMatre) is joined by world-renowned jazz drummer, composer and recording artist Terri Lyne Carrington for CCM's annual In a Whirl of Jazz benefit concert. Frank Payne receives the William Lawless Jones Award. Event proceeds benefit the Friends of CCM to support CCM Jazz scholarships and programs.

Location:
Corbett Auditorium, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Tickets:
$100 (concert and reception); $30 (concert only); $10 (students)

To order:
Please contact CCM External Relations at 513-556-2100.

Additional Information:
www.ccm.uc.edu

Guest Artist Sponsor: Christopher Dietz Family
Jazz Series Sponsor: Castellini Foundation
Additional support provided by UC's Just Community
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Terri Lyne Carrington
World-renowned drummer, composer, producer and clinician Terri Lyne Carrington has maintained her status in the industry as a person to watch for over 20 years.

Born in Medford, Mass., in 1965, Carrington developed a reputation as a child prodigy, jamming with jazz veterans Dizzy Gillespie, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Oscar Peterson, Joe Williams, and many more. At 7, she was given her first set of drums, which had belonged to her grandfather, Matt Carrington, who had played with Fats Waller and Chuck Berry. After studying privately for three years, she played her first major performance at the Wichita Jazz Festival with Clark Terry. Shortly afterward she received a full scholarship at age 11 to Berklee College of Music where she started playing with such people as Kevin Eubanks, Mike Stern, Greg Osby and others. She also studied under master drum instructor Alan Dawson and made a private recording entitled, TLC and Friends, with Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, George Coleman and her dad, Sonny Carrington, before turning 17.

Throughout high school, Carrington traveled across the country doing clinics at schools and colleges and in 1983, encouraged by her mentor, Jack DeJohnette, moved to New York and started working with Stan Getz, James Moody, Lester Bowie, Pharoah Sanders, Cassandra Wilson and David Sanborn.

In 1989, Carrington moved to Los Angeles where she became the drummer for "The Arsenio Hall Show." She has also toured the globe with Mike Stern, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and spiritual mentor Wayne Shorter. Her debut release on Polygram, Real Life Story, was nominated for a Grammy Award and featured Carlos Santana, Patrice Rushen, John Scofield, Grover Washington, Jr. and Gerald Albright.

Recently, she has concentrated her efforts on writing and producing with various artists including Gino Vannelli, Dianne Reeves, Siedah Garrett, Marilyn Scott and Danish pop singers Stig Rossen and Monique. Her production of Dianne Reeves' Grammy-nominated CD, That Day, hovered at the top of the charts for many months. Terri was also the drummer on the late night TV show, "VIBE," hosted by Sinbad.

In 1998 she recorded (along with Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder) Herbie Hancock's CD, Gershwin's World, and is currently touring with both his electric and acoustic bands. Her latest solo CD, Jazz Is A Spirit (released in March 2002 on the ACT Music label), has enjoyed considerable media attention and critical acclaim in the European and Japanese markets.

Frank Payne
A fixture on the Cincinnati jazz scene, Frank Payne receives CCM's William Lawless Jones Award for contributions to jazz. Payne began playing piano at the age of six, and by age 12, he was accompanying his church choir. He soon began playing at jazz clubs and hotels around Cincinnati. By the late 1940s, Payne and his ensemble, the Frankie Payne Trio, were performing on WLWT television. Over his career, he has also played with such greats as Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington.

In addition to his jazz career, Payne served as a court clerk and law librarian for over 40 years. He is also the minister of music at First Baptist Church in Kennedy Heights.

Rick VanMatre
Rick VanMatre is director of jazz studies at CCM and music director of the CCM Jazz Ensemble. As a saxophonist, he has recorded as jazz soloist with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, the PsychoAcoustic Orchestra, Latin X-Posure, and performed with such artists as John McNeil, Bobby Shew, Gene Bertoncini, Tim Hagans, Rosemary Clooney, the Duke Ellington Orchestra led by Mercer Ellington, and the Woody Herman Orchestra. He has been featured as a concerto soloist with the Illinois Philharmonic and the Middletown Symphony and has been active in such widely varied performances as multimedia presentations featuring music, poetry, dance, and art, "Panorama of Indian Classical Music and Jazz," and contemporary Latin and rhythmic music concerts with Roland Vazquez. As conductor of the CCM Jazz Ensemble, he has directed programs for American Jazz Radio Festival, National Public Radio, and produced three CD recordings for Alissa Records and Sea Breeze Records, including Serenade in Blue, which was described by Cadence as a "necessary part of any big-band enthusiast's library." He also has conducted big band programs for artists like Eddie Daniels, Curtis Fuller, Kenny Garrett, Slide Hampton, Joe Henderson, Ahmad Jamal, David Liebman, Joshua Redman, Arturo Sandoval and Kenny Werner. He has been named "Best Jazz Musician" by Cincinnati Magazine, Ohio Jazz Educator of the Year by the National Association of Jazz Educators, and the Ernest N. Glover Outstanding Teacher at CCM.

Visit www.ccm.uc.edu for more information and a schedule of events.