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"It’s not surprising — given Carrington’s long history of collaborating with jazz’s biggest names — that through her assured leadership and support she could induce this myriad of distinct voices to work in great harmony.”
**** USA Today

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Here's what critics are saying about The Mosaic Project:

"This album is not just amazing but history making, having the likes of Geri Allen, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Anat Cohen, Angela Davis, Sheila E. Nona Hendryx, Ingrid Jensen, Mimi Jones, Carmen Lundy, Chia-Yin Carol Ma, Hailey Niswanger, Gretchen Parlato, Tineke Postma, Dianne Reeves, Esperanza Spalding, Linda Taylor, Shea Rose, Patrice Rushen, Helen Sung and Cassandra Wilson. Never was there a project that involved all these individuals together and time will tell if there'll be a repeat. Quincy Jones has been known for bringing together a multitude of talented individuals and creating projects, in the same way Terri can be thought of as Quenelle Jonelle, the female version that mirrors Quincy, bringing together a talented cast of female artists."

- Sam Archer, Philadelphia Examiner

"One of the many winning qualities about The Mosaic Project is that despite its multifaceted characteristics, which sublimely mingle the acoustic with the electric and various idioms and genres, the disc boasts a consistency and durable compositions for the musicians to truly delve inside rather than skate lightly above... Another reason that The Mosaic Project excels is that Carrington and her cohorts have delivered an album that doesn't shy away from gender politics, but the music and themes aren't so hermetic and preachy that it sucks all the joy
out of it." ****1/2

- John Murph, DownBeat

"A veteran jazz drummer with a knack for literate funk, Terri Lyne Carrington has her fifth such album, "The Mosaic Project" (Concord), due out on Tuesday. It comes with a strong concept: all the 20-odd musicians featured are women, from the pianist Helen Sung to the percussionist Sheila E. The caliber of these artists speaks for itself; there's no sense of compromise here, or of an agenda limiting the options. And Ms. Carrington, who produced the album, brings accessibility and continuity to the listening experience."

- Nate Chinen, New York Times

"Needless did Carrington know ... that she was destined to become the most influential jazz drummer, composer, record producer and entrepreneur of her generation... Older students of jazz and popular Pop & R&B, who perhaps have been raised on bop, avant-garde, or other forms of modern music, will in particular be stunned, time after countless time, by the creativity, originality, and resourcefulness of Terri Carrington and her extraordinary side women in the fashioning of their solos arrangements. This CD reflects Carrington's own shifting points of view and rethinking in her career-long pursuit to push the boundary when interpreting modern jazz and pop music themes. Carrington produced the Mosaic Project to be fun, complex and enlightening."

- Danny R. Johnson, San Diego County News