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Biography Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936), is a Puerto Rican-American
pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and
instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.
Early years Palmieri's parents immigrated to New York from Ponce, Puerto
Rico in 1926 and settled down in Spanish Harlem, a Hispanic neighborhood in
Manhattan. Both he and his older brother, the late Charlie Palmieri, were
born in New York City. When he was only 8 years old, he used to musically
accompany Charlie and together they would enter and participate in many
talent contests.
Palmieri attended the city's public school system and here was constantly
exposed to music and loved jazz. He took piano lessons for a while and
performed at Carnegie Hall when he was 11 years old. His biggest piano
influences were Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. He was inspired by his
older brother and was determined to someday form his own band - something
he achieved in 1950, when he
