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." ...

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

Eduardo "Eddie" Palmieri, the Afro Cuban pianist, bandleader and composer who died Aug. 6, didn't merely bring something new ...

His first Grammy win came in 1975 for the album “The Sun of Latin Music.” He kept releasing music into his 80s, performing ...

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

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

Eddie Palmieri, the virtuosic keyboardist and visionary bandleader who helped define and then expanded the aesthetic ...

Music legend Eddie Palmieri's funeral was held Wednesday afternoon on the Upper East Side.

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

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