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Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Septet On JazzSet

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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater

Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Septet On JazzSet

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Palmieri plays the whole piano, and he's not shy about throwing an elbow or forearm to get the effect he needs.

Eddie Palmieri's Latin Jazz Septet On JazzSet

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Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Live In Concert
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Newport Jazz Festival

Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Live In Concert

The fiery pianist has earned the right to be confident: He's been leading Latin jazz bands for over 50 years. "I don't guess I'm going to excite you with my band," he's been known to say. "I know it."

Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2013

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Guest DJ: Ozomatli
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Alt.Latino

Guest DJ: Ozomatli

Two members of Ozomatli, Wil-Dog Abers and Ulises Bella, joined us from NPR West in Los Angeles to talk about their roots as a political band and their musical inspirations, which include artists as different as Eddie Palmieri and Ceci Bastida.

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Eddie Palmieri On Piano Jazz

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Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz

Eddie Palmieri On Piano Jazz

The pianist plays raucous original tunes with an Afro-Caribbean flavor with host Marian McPartland.

Eddie Palmieri On Piano Jazz

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The 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert

The 2013 NEA Jazz Masters. From left: Eddie Palmieri, Mose Allison, Lou Donaldson. Not pictured: Lorraine Gordon. Michael G. Stewart/NEA hide caption

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The 2013 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert

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The highest federally supported awards for jazz artistry are presented to singer-songwriter Mose Allison, alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, club owner Lorraine Gordon and pianist Eddie Palmieri. On Monday, Jan. 14, watch a webcast of the ceremony live from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York.

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Fania Records' Founding Fathers

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In 1964, Latino music was thriving, but its New York-based musicians were not. So Dominican-born musician Johnny Pacheco launched Fania Records, and salsa music soon spread around the globe. Hear from Pacheco and fellow music legend Eddie Palmieri.

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Eddie Palmieri: Now A True 'Jazz Master'

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Eddie Palmieri: Now A True 'Jazz Master'

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The great Latin band leader Eddie Palmieri has just received a Jazz Masters Award from the National Endowment for the Arts, for his lifetime of achievement in jazz. Fresh Air honors the Latin band leader with excerpts from a 1994 interview.

Eddie Palmieri: Now A True 'Jazz Master'

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A Jazz Piano Christmas 2011

L-R: Alfredo Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Barry Harris, Jason Moran. Margot Schulman/Kennedy Center hide caption

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Holiday Music

A Jazz Piano Christmas 2011

NPR Music celebrates the holidays with some of the most celebrated pianists in jazz. This year, the Kennedy Center welcomed Eddie Palmieri, Barry Harris, Alfredo Rodriguez and Jason Moran.

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