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 ...

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 ...

Earned 10 Grammy Awards in career spanning seven decades Remembered for percussive, dynamic piano style His music blended jazz, salsa, funk and soul sounds Made his musical debut at 11 with Carnegie ...

In addition to the City College musicians who’ll be performing at Soundsation, a couple of Latin jazz artists will co-headline, RIVA and David Cultura.

Elio Villafranca tells complicated, character-rich stories from the piano. Among the Cuban-born artist's projects: a deep dive into the musical renaissance his country experienced in the 1950s, ...

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 ...

Steven Oquendo (musician, band leader and educator) was born in 1979 in New York City. Oquendo’s love affair with music began at the tender age of 10, when he first learned to play the trumpet. He ...

Eddie Palmieri, the visionary pianist who revolutionized Latin jazz and salsa music, has died at the age of 88. His family confirmed he passed away Wednesday(August 6) at his home in New Jersey ...

He started playing piano at age 7, taking lessons in classical repertoire, but shifted to jazz when his teacher, Jesse Stecken at Forte Piano Studio in Beacon, encouraged him to improvise. A turning ...