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." ...

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

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

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 ...

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

NPR Music's Felix Contreras remembers one of salsa music's architects — Eddie Palmieri — who died Wednesday at 88.

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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.