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Feast of Music, December 13, 2011
After more than 50 years of contributions to the world of Latin Music, pianist, percussionist, and composer Eddie Palmieri continues to dedicate his life to putting smiles, happiness and rhythm into people’s hearts. From the popular salsa, to the complex rhythms of Charanga, Latin Jazz, Mambo, Son, Montuno, Latin Soul, Boogaloo, and Cha-Cha, this Latin master knows no boundaries.
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Orange County Register, June 12, 2011
The pianist continues to guide his fiery, super-tight salsa ensemble through infectious, polyrhythmic journeys as though their lives depended on it. The crowd responded by coming to its feet, including both experienced salsa dancers and neophytes who couldn’t sit still.
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There is little space for dancing at Ronnie Scott’s, but everywhere you looked people were moving, shifting, tapping feet and fingertips to Palmieri’s infectious grooves. Waiting staff, their trays in hand, glided by in strict tempo. As Palmieri locked into the ferocious clave of Tito Puente’s Chang, a quick-footed waiter grabbed a passing friend by the hand and she performed a graceful arabesque.
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Palmieri’s opening sequence laid bare his mesmeric piano style. Latin riffs supported offbeat dissonance, soul-jazz trills morphed into atonal runs and lushly harmonised romance adorned the underlying pulse. When the brass did finally arrive, their dramatic entry was answered by a quiet discord.
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Then came the masters. Eddie Palmieri and Brian Lynch led the students through Palmieri’s Latin-accented “Elena, Elena.’’ All performed masterfully, of course.
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Che sia un chiaro caso di omonimia? Perché l’Eddie Palmieri che abbiamo incontrato a noi di musicajazz.it sembra un ventenne con la voglia di mettersi in gioco, di rischiare il tutto per tutto e di dire al mondo che le idee da mettere in campo sono tante. Invece l’anagrafe dice che di anni, Palmieri, ne ha settantasei…
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Independent Weekly, January, 2011
The words “exciting” and “excitement” recur most often in any interview with Eddie Palmieri. With nine Grammys and 36 albums to his credit, the salsa pianist has been stoking those feelings on the bandstand for more than 50 years.
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Harvard Residency, Spring 2007
Afro-Cuban maestro participates in artist residency April 11-14 with trumpeter Brian Lynch; concert a sell-out at Sanders Theatre Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, dubbed the “Sun of Latin Jazz,” was honored by Harvard University April 11-14, 2007.
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Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Press Release, October 9, 2008
Chuck Cissel, Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, announced today the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony that will take place for a special black-tie celebration to be held at the new Jazz Depot on Wednesday evening, October 22, 2008.
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Eddie Palmieri, the genius and prophet of Afro-Caribbean jazz, showed Herbie Hancock, maybe Wynton Marsalis and certainly the roaring audience at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall a thing or three last weekend.
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Jazz Times Review, December 31, 2009
Percussion is paramount in Latin jazz, but rhythm is the real essential; in the end, a killing clave groove can exist without the aid of congas or timbales. That was the thesis of a recent Baltimore performance by pianist Eddie Palmieri’s trio with the trumpeter/flugelhornist Brian Lynch, a collaborator of more than two decades, and bassist Luques Curtis.
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El músico neoyorquino de jazz latino Eddie Palmieri, ganador de nueve premios Grammy, al frente de su banda Afro Caribbean Jazz Septet, dejó anoche constancia de su enorme talento y virtuosismo en el concierto que ofreció en un conocido centro de espectáculos en esta ciudad.
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Los viejos hechiceros jamás olvidan su mejor embrujo. El del maestro Eddie Palmieri convierte a todos en libres danzantes. En el concierto que ofreció el viernes uso su habitual pócima que hace mover caderas, sudar compases de latín jazz y recordar con nostalgia.
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Columbus Dispatch Review, March 20, 2010
At the outset, Eddie Palmieri warned the small but eager audience in the Lincoln Theatre tonight that his program would consist entirely of Latin jazz. Nothing like bad news, it served rather to focus attention on only one part of his more than 50-year career.
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A little rain didn’t keep the crowds away from legendary Latin jazz pianist Eddie Palmieri’s iFest performance. The Grammy winner has almost 40 albums to his credit, but he’s at his best in front of a live crowd.
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The Daily Page, November 6, 2010
The Latin jazz composer and pianist, known for more than 50 years in the music industry and nine Grammys, greeted the crowd with a simple hello.
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