Jazz master and salsa pioneer Eddie Palmieri
American pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, 2006. Palmieri was a major figure in the development of Latin American music in the last half of the 20th century. He continued to innovate new sounds in salsa until his death in 2025.
Eddie Palmieri
American musician
Also known as: Eduardo Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 6, 2025, Hackensack, New Jersey) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader who blended jazz piano with various Latin American popular music styles and was an important trailblazer in the development of salsa music. Palmieri grew up in New York City in a Puerto Rican—or “Nuyorican”—household and was involved in music from the time he was a young child, inspired and encouraged...
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