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Grammy-winning pianist Eddie Palmieri dies at 88

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Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died aged 88.

Axar.az informs, citing Guardian, Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening.

Palmieri’s daughter Gabriela told the New York Times her father died earlier that day at his home in New Jersey after “an extended illness”.

The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy award, in 1975 for the album The Sun of Latin Music, and he would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albums.

Date
2025.08.07 / 14:35
Author
Axar.az
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