 At Berklee College of Music she played with musicians such as Kevin Eubanks, Donald Harrison, and Greg Osby.She also studied under drum instructor Alan Dawson and made a private recording entitled "TLC and Friends", with Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, George Coleman and her father.In 1983, encouraged by her mentor, Jack DeJohnette, Carrington moved to New York, where she worked with Lester Bowie, Stan Getz, James Moody, David Sanborn, Pharoah Sanders, and Cassandra Wilson.