Look out for Tim Ray’s upcoming interview in the Patriot Ledger, Tim Ray Trio Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington wins DownBeat Critics Poll

Look out for Tim Ray’s upcoming interview in the Patriot Ledger, Tim Ray Trio Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington wins DownBeat Critics Poll

Jul 21, 2020

Terri Lyne Carrington, founder and artistic director of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, made history this month as the first woman instrumentalist to win best jazz artist in the DownBeat Critics Poll. Carrington’s band Social Science, which features alumni vocalist Debo Ray ’13 and guitarist Matthew Stevens B.M. ’04, was voted best jazz group, and their 2019 release, Waiting Game, was named the year’s top album.
Terri played drums on Tim Ray’s latest release “Excursions and Adventures”
Be on the lookout for Tim’s upcoming interview in the Patriot Ledger!
It is with deep shock and sadness that we report the unexpected passing of Debra Mann

It is with deep shock and sadness that we report the unexpected passing of Debra Mann

Feb 2, 2019

It is with deep shock and sadness that we report the unexpected passing of Debra Mann, an acclaimed and supremely talented jazz singer, pianist and composer on our Whaling City Sound label. Her most recent recording, Full Circle, featuring the music of Joni Mitchell, was released in August 2018. She had also released three CD recordings on her label, Jobe Records.  

Her career was decorated with highlights. A Berklee grad, Debra was widely hailed as Rhode Island’s premier jazz pianist and vocalist. She performed at Symphony Hall in Boston as a featured guest soloist with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra. She had the distinct honor of performing at the request of Frank Sinatra. In celebration of Women’s History Month, she performed with her trio on Ron Dellachiesa’s WGBH radio program “Music America.” She was a prized member of the regional jazz community, having shared the stage with artists including Dick Johnson, Herb Pomeroy, Gray Sargent, Marshall Wood, Ted Casher, Jeff Stout, Ed Saindon, and many others. Dino Govoni, Jay Azzolina, Dave Zinno, Marty Richards, Jerry Leake, and Paul Angel joined her on our Full Circle release. 
She was also a passionate educator, on the faculty of Brown University and Wheaton College.
 
We at Whaling City Sound, along with the music community, will miss Debra’s extraordinary and elegant musical voice. We mourn deeply her passing and extend our sympathy to her family and friends.
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