(Reuters) -Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-celebrated pianist, composer and bandleader widely recognized as a leading figure in the Latin jazz and salsa music scene, died on Wednesday at his home in New ...

Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, ...

Much in the same way that hip-hop is this generation’s global soundtrack, in the late ’60s and early ’70s, funk music was omnipresent ‘ typically in a locally altered state ‘ no matter where you were ...

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s. From ...

Eddie Palmieri, the virtuosic keyboardist and visionary bandleader who helped define and then expanded the aesthetic parameters of the salsa genre, has died at the age of 88. His death was confirmed ...

Willie Colón, one of the most celebrated and influential figures in Latin music history, died Saturday at the age of 75. His death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Pietro Carlos, in a Facebook ...

Earned 10 Grammy Awards in career spanning seven decades Remembered for percussive, dynamic piano style His music blended jazz, salsa, funk and soul sounds Made his musical debut at 11 with Carnegie ...

Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. FILE - Singer and musician Willie Colon performs at The Climate Rally, an Earth Day ...

Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect of urban salsa music and social activist, died Saturday. He was 75. Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced ...