Terri Lyne Carrington named 2019 Doris Duke Artist

Terri Lyne Carrington named 2019 Doris Duke Artist

July 10, 2019 / No Comments / Tags: Terri Lyne Carrington

This year’s Doris Duke Artists receiving the award for their work in jazz are Terri Lyne Carrington, Grammy Award–winning drummer and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, and George Lewis, the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University. Additionally, Donald Byrd and Michelle Ellsworth received awards for their impact on the contemporary dance field, and Marcus Gardley and Lauren Yee received awards in recognition of their excellence in theater. Since 2012, the DDCF has awarded more than $10 million to 27 artists in the field of jazz.

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