Eddie Palmieri, a Champion of Latin Jazz, Dies at 88

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Eddie Palmieri began playing the piano when he was just eight years old and did not stop playing until the end. Influenced by his older brother, Charlie Palmieri, Eddie, who died on Wednesday at 88, he would become one of the most ingenious and respected innovators of Latin music. He was not only a prolific musician, but also an open-minded pioneer with the ability to unleash his imagination. Throughout his long career, the musician forged new p…

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Ricardo Del Muro / Austral Eddie Palmieri, “innovative genius of Latin music, dies at 88,” noted the New York Times note, on Wednesday, August 6, reporting the death of this pianist, composer and conductor whose contributions to Afro-Caribbean music prompted the beginning of the golden season of salsa in New York and his long career consecrated him as one of the great musical brains of the 20th century.

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A visionary pianist and pioneer of Latin rhythms, the musician has marked the history of music with his audacity and commitment. The international music scene is in mourning. Eddie Palmieri, emblematic figure of salsa and Latin jazz, died at the age of 88 in his residence in New Jersey. Born in 1936 [...] Read more The salsa loses his genius, Eddie Palmieri died at 88 years old appeared first on Le Singulier.