Chris Carroll is a New York City-based drummer who has amassed a vast musical vocabulary. Stylistically, his drumming pulses with cross-cultural rhythms. With roots deep in rock music and a love for jazz & improvised music, Chris blends his curiosity for different cultures with an eye (and ear) towards the future. Chris has just released 'Current Shifts', which is his second CD as a leader. This jazz-based project is driven by influences ranging from South American traditional music to music originating from Mid-Eastern cultures. 'Current Shifts' is a bold followup to Chris’ first album 'Facing Away', which features his own idiosyncratic arrangements of the music of a number of jazz icons, such as Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.