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Eddie Palmieri, 10-time Grammy Award winner and pioneer of Latin jazz and salsa, dies at 88

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Eddie Palmieri, a legendary figure and pioneer of salsa and Latin jazz, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Eddie Palmieri, a champion of Latin jazz, dies at 88 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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

  2. The Guardian

    Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies aged 88 (opens The Guardian)

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    The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albums

  3. The Boston Globe

    Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The pianist, composer, and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy Award and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albums.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Eddie Palmieri, 10-time Grammy Award winner and pioneer of Latin jazz and salsa, dies at 88 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Eddie Palmieri, a legendary figure and pioneer of salsa and Latin jazz, died at the age of 88 on Wednesday.

  5. CNN

    Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and first Latino to win a Grammy, dies at 88 (opens CNN)

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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. He was 88.

  6. NBC Chicago

    NYC native Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies at 88 (opens NBC Chicago)

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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. He was 88.

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Eddie Palmieri, Grammy-winning Latin jazz pioneer, dies at 88 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    Latin jazz legend Eddie Palmieri, the first Latino to win a Grammy, has died at age 88. His innovative style reshaped salsa and left a global legacy across nearly 40 albums.

  8. Delaware Public Media

    Eddie Palmieri, a trailblazer in Latin music, has died at age 88 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The bandleader and pianist was one of the leading Latin musicians of his generation. He won multiple Grammys and was recognized as an NEA Jazz Master.

  9. NBC News

    Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician, dies at 88 (opens NBC News)

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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.

  10. New York Post

    Eddie Palmieri, Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner from East Harlem, dead at 88 (opens New York Post)

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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. He was 88.

  11. The World from PRX

    Latin musician Eddie Palmieri dies (opens The World from PRX)

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    The groundbreaking Latin pianist, bandleader and composer Eddie Palmieri died yesterday. Born in New York City in 1936, he, perhaps more than any other musician, marshalled the sounds coming out of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Colombia into a recognizable style that Americans generically refer to as salsa.

  12. Rolling Stone

    Eddie Palmieri, Visionary Pianist and Salsa Experimentalist, Dead at 88 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Eddie Palmieri, the virtuoso keyboardist and visionary bandleader, has died at the age of 88.

  13. NPR

    Latin music legend Eddie Palmieri has died (opens NPR)

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    Bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri has died. One of the leading Latin musicians of his generation, Palmieri founded a number of seminal bands.

  14. The Guardian

    Explosive and experimental, Eddie Palmieri was a revolutionary figure in postwar American music (opens The Guardian)

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    The Puerto Rican New Yorker pianist, who has died aged 88, radiated pure joy as he played – never resting on his laurels as he went from jazz to salsa to house and beyond

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