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The renowned pianist and composer won eight Grammy Awards and helped shape the sound of Latin jazz, salsa and rumba.
He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, ...
Palmieri, who was viewed as a pioneer of New York City's Latin jazz scene, passed away after "an extended illness." ...
Grammy-winning Latin music trailblazer Eddie Palmieri died on Wednesday, Aug. 6 after "an extended illness," his daughter ...
Eddie Palmieri, the renowned pianist and Latin music pioneer who founded groups like La Perfecta and Harlem River Drive, has ...
Eddie Palmieri, the pioneering rumba and Latin jazz musician, has died at 88. His daughter Gabriela said he died Wednesday in ...
The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was ...
Music legend Eddie Palmieri's funeral was held Wednesday afternoon on the Upper East Side.
The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy Award and would win seven more over a career that ...