The renowned pianist and composer won eight Grammy Awards and helped shape the sound of Latin jazz, salsa and rumba.

Grammy-winning Latin music trailblazer Eddie Palmieri died on Wednesday, Aug. 6 after "an extended illness," his daughter ...

The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy Award, in 1975 for the album “The Sun of Latin ...

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, ...

The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was ...

Palmieri, who was viewed as a pioneer of New York City's Latin jazz scene, passed away after "an extended illness." ...

Eddie Palmieri (1936–2025), legendary Latin jazz and salsa pioneer, has passed at 88. Discover how his groundbreaking music, bold innovations, and cultural legacy transformed Latin music forever.

New York City holds visitation for late Latin jazz icon Eddie Palmieri from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral ...

Visitation will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

The award-winning pianist, bandleader and composer was influential in the New York salsa scene and won the first Grammy in a ...

Eddie Palmieri, the renowned pianist and Latin music pioneer who founded groups like La Perfecta and Harlem River Drive, has ...

Eddie Palmieri, the Harlem-born, Grammy-winning pianist and composer who revolutionized Latin music with his incorporation of ...