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

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

New York City holds visitation for late Latin jazz icon Eddie Palmieri from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral ...

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

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

Visitation will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side ...

Polyrhythms are multiple rhythms played simultaneously and are the heartbeat of much jazz music. They add complexity, ...

Eddie Palmieri, the Nuyorican pianist and composer who revolutionised the world of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban salsa music, has ...

Eddie Palmieri, the first Latino to win a Grammy Award, died at his home in New Jersey after "an extended illness" following ...

Eddie Palmieri, the renowned pianist and Latin music pioneer who founded groups like La Perfecta and Harlem River Drive, has ...

In 1976 the artist won the first Grammy for a tropical album, driving a genre has now broken down language barriers to become ...

Latin jazz and salsa composer Eddi Palmieri has died at the age of 88. NBC News' Steven Romo takes a look back at the Grammy Award winner's iconic career and influence in Latin music.