Alt.Latino: Portraits of Jazz and Identity in Latin America

Ever since I heard the Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri back in the Seventies, I’ve been fascinated by musicians from ...
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Sade’s Greatest Hits Compilation Tops Billboard’s Jazz Albums Chart

For the first time in the band’s history, The Best of Sade has climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart, marking a ...
USA Today

Eddie Palmieri, Grammy-winning pioneer of Latin jazz and salsa music, dies at 88

Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-winning pianist and bandleader who helped define Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. The famed musician died Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to Fania Records, a label responsible ...
Reuters

Groundbreaking Latin jazz pianist-composer Eddie Palmieri, dead at 88

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 ...