Eddie Palmieri

USA

Born: 15 December 1936

Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Latin, Jazz, International

Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin America, Latin America, Tropical, New York Salsa, Salsa, Latin Jazz, Bop, Cuban Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Charanga, Danzon, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Fusion, Latin Soul, Boogaloo

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Eddie Palmieri is one of the foremost Latin jazz pianists of the last half of the 20th century, blessed with a technique that fuses such ubiquitous jazz influences as the styles of Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, and McCoy Tyner into a Latin context. No purist, he has also shown a welcome willingness to experiment with fusions of Latin and non-Latin music. However, despite a number of stints with major labels and numerous industry awards and nominations, he has yet to break into the American record scene in a big way. Like his older brother C...

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