Eddie Palmieri

During the 2023 Mastercard Jazz Fest in Puerto Rico, Eddie Palmieri shared that he originally wanted Andy Montañez as the singer for his album "The Sun of Latin Music". Palmieri's Story of "The Sun of Latin Music" During one of the breaks…

Tito Rodriguez's "Live at the Palladium" gives you a front seat of a great performance recorded 60 years ago at this palace of Latin music. In 1960 Tito Rodriguez and his orchestra were still at the top of their game. They decided to…

I'm writing about Lalo Rodriguez's Salsa album "Simplemente Lalo" for two reasons; the album turns 40 and Lalo needs our support. For me, "Simplemente Lalo" was his best recording, by far, of his solo career. Lalo Rodriguez Early Years…

Raymond (Ray) Santos was one of those amazing musicians that many of the younger Latin music fans may have missed. Here I will try to give you a glimpse of Ray Santos with the aid of a couple of videos and links to a couple of articles.…

Legendary maestro Eddie Palmieri has delivered his second Salsa album of 2018 with “Mi Luz Mayor”. That’s after a Salsa recording hiatus of 15 years. His previous Salsa recording was “Ritmo Caliente”, which was a hybrid of…

Eddie Palmieri summer release of "Full Circle" will satisfy Salsa fans that love that music from the 60's and 70's. Not very often do you see artists revisit their Salsa classics with their contemporary sound of today! The exception to…

In this interview with the Director of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernandez shares his views on the dilemma some artists have of playing Salsa vs. Latin Jazz. In this blog, Oscar shares his views not only on his own dilemma, but…

Wisdom is the quality of having experience knowledge and good judgment. Through a 62-year career in Latin music, Eddie Palmieri has accumulated all of those elements and recorded them into the album "Sabiduría / Wisdom". Palmieri Musicians…

Barry Rogers was probably the most influential trombonist in Latin music from the 1960s to the 90s. His work with Eddie Palmieri and the Fania All Stars earned him the respect and admiration of Latin music fans and colleagues. My first…