Biography
Eddie Palmieri is one of the greats of both latin jazz and salsa. His professional career has lasted 50 years so far. He is Nuyorican and played in mostly latin bands until he started broadening his style in the 60's with the trombone sound of Barry Rogers in his band "La Perfecta". Since then he has incorporated more jazz elements into his music and even some classical elements. He has won more latin jazz grammies than any other musical artist. He continues to tour but has cut down his schedule a bit since he is in his 80's.
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