Eddie Palmieri, the percussive jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, and arranger, died on Aug. 6 at his home in Hackensack, N.J. He was 88.

The pianist, composer and band leader was the first Latino to win a Grammy Award. Crime sparks state of emergency in New Mexico: What we know Why a Serious "Alert" Has Been Issued at Princess Kate and ...

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

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

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

Eddie Palmieri was the first Latino to win a Grammy and won seven more over a career spanning nearly 40 albums.

The jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader helped lay the foundations of salsa before expanding into rock, funk, and ...

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

Palmieri left his mark around the world but especially in Spanish Harlem, where he was born. CBS News New York's Jenna ...

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

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.