Salsa icon Eddie Palmieri, who died Aug. 6 at the age of 88, was one of the artists who best summed up the restless beauty of ...

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

The Latin jazz and salsa icon, who died on August 6 at the age of 88 after an extended illness, appears in the film’s Puerto ...

On Alt.Latino we often discuss the way that traditions are recognized and expanded upon. Usually it’s when we’re talking about new artists. But this week we are spending time honoring two legends: Tex ...

Jon Batiste gave a moving tribute to late Latin music icon Eddie Palmieri — who died two weeks ago at the age of 88 of an ...

Eddie Palmieri, the pioneering rumba and Latin jazz musician, has died at 88. His daughter Gabriela said he died Wednesday in ...

"He was in his 80s, but he had more energy than I that day," the filmmaker says of the legendary musician, who died Aug. 6 at ...

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

Eddie Palmieri, the legendary Latin jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, died on August 6, 2025, at his home in New Jersey, following a prolonged illness. He was 88.

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

Producer Bobby Colomby, who worked on late pianist Eddie Palmieri’s 1978 classic “Lucumí, Macumba, Voodoo,” reflects on the ...

Palmieri is among the 2013 Jazz Masters. AUG. 13, 2012— -- When you think of 75-year-old Eddie Palmieri, legendary Nuyorican pianist, you think about his classic salsa hits like “Azúcar ...