Eddie Palmieri picked up the piano when he was just about eight years old, and he didn’t stop playing until the end. Influenced by his older brother Charlie Palmieri, Eddie, who died on Wednesday at ...

Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-winning pianist and bandleader who helped define Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. The famed musician died Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fania Records, a label responsible ...

Palmieri, who died Aug. 6, is credited with originating Latin jazz's trombone sound. He later successfully lobbied for a new Grammy category for Afro-Caribbean jazz. Originally broadcast in 1994. This ...

Eddie Palmieri, La Perfecta during The 26th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival - Day 2 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by R. Diamond/WireImage) The world lost a giant of music.

Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning Nuyorican pianist, bandleader and composer who helped innovate Afro-Caribbean music in the States and transform the New York salsa scene, died on Wednesday. He was ...

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s ...

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88 years old. Fania Records announced Palmieri's death Wednesday evening.

Per a post on his official Instagram page, he died at his New Jersey residence on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Eddie's youngest daughter, Gabriela Palmieri, confirmed to The New York Times that he died after ...

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s ...

The musician's daughter Gabriela Palmieri told 'The New York Times' that he died after "an extended illness" Eddie Palmieri, a legendary pianist, composer and Latin music trailblazer, has died. He was ...