US EditionEddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88
NEW YORK, AUG 7 – Eddie Palmieri won eight Grammy Awards and transformed salsa and Latin jazz with his innovative style over a career spanning nearly 40 albums.
- On Wednesday, Fania Records announced Eddie Palmieri died at age 88, with his daughter Gabriela Palmieri saying he passed at his New Jersey home after an extended illness.
- Eddie Palmieri grew up in Spanish Harlem, where he was influenced by his brother Charlie Palmieri, `the true king of the keyboards`.
- Following that initial win, Eddie Palmieri earned two more Grammys in the 1980s for `Palo paʼ rumba` and `Solito`.
- Known as a salsa giant, Eddie Palmieri toured globally, and his 2018 tribute album featured Carlos Santana and Gilberto Santa Rosa.
- His band La Perfecta introduced a trombone section, recorded Champagne with Pancho Cristal, and fused symphonic elements into salsa on El álbum blanco.
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Outstanding Puerto Rican artists of various musical genres and generations remember this Thursday with photos, videos and anecdotes to the legendary pianist Eddie Palmieri, who died at age 88, leaving an indisputable legacy in salsa and Latin jazz.
Eddie Palmieri (1936–2025): The Eternal Architect of Latin Jazz and Salsa
The world lost a giant of music. Eddie Palmieri, the legendary pianist, composer, and bandleader who revolutionized Latin jazz and salsa, passed away on August 6, 2025, at the age of 88. His death marks the end of an era, but his rhythm, innovation, and spirit will echo far beyond his lifetime. Born in Spanish Harlem in 1936 to Puerto Rican parents, Eddie Palmieri was a child of two worlds, New York’s gritty, electric streets and the lush, rhyth…
"Salsero" of Puerto Rican origin, emblematic figure of the Latin jazz of the 1970s, a prominent member of the soul group Harlem River Drive, Eddie Palmeri died on Wednesday, August 6 at the age of 88. He had won ten Grammys as a human rights defender.
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