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

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

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

Grammy-winning Latin music trailblazer Eddie Palmieri died on Wednesday, Aug. 6 after "an extended illness," his daughter ...

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

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was ...

Eddie Palmieri, the Harlem-born, Grammy-winning pianist and composer who revolutionized Latin music with his incorporation of ...

The prolific bandleader and pianist leaves behind a sprawling catalog that spans Latin jazz, boogaloo, and more.

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.