Shirley Griffith has more about Terri Lyne Carrington and plays music from her new album, "More to Say."

VOA: special.2009.10.02

And we play music from a new album by jazz drummer Terri Lyne Carrington.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Drummer,songwriter and producer Terri Lyne Carrington began playing the saxophone as a child.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

And it won over a panel of judges whose jazz-drumming authority spans generations and styles: Ben Riley, Jimmy Cobb, Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Terri Lyne Carrington and Brian Blade.

WSJ: Thelonious Monk International Jazz Drums Competition | The Future of the Beat | By Larry Blumenfeld

That evening UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock will headline a concert with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marcus Miller, Hugh Masekela, Lionel Loueke, Tania Maria, Barbara Hendricks, Gerald Clayton, Terri Lyne Carrington, China Moses, Ben Williams, Antonio Hart and others.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN DHAKA