Steve Alcala, a music teacher and trumpet player, fell in love with Latin Jazz, but very little sheet music was available to help his students learn. So he started a sheet music publishing company.

(Reuters) -Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-celebrated pianist, composer and bandleader widely recognized as a leading figure in the Latin jazz and salsa music scene, died on Wednesday at his home in New ...

Over the years, many iconic musicians have helped popularize Latin music in the United States. In the process, they’ve exposed wider audiences to an array of genres and cultures. From pioneers like ...

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s ...

Eddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died. He was 88. Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s ...

He roped salsa into conversation with jazz, rock, funk and even modern classical music. “A new world music,” one critic said, “is being born.” Eddie Palmieri in performance in the early 1960s. From ...

Music written by Ary Barroso in 1939 and released by Walt Disney in 1942 with English translations by Bob Russell. Part of Gerard Behague and Everett Helm Latin American Sheet Music Collection at the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — People from across Central Virginia gathered to celebrate Latino culture at the 18th annual Latin Jazz & Salsa Festival held at Midtown Green in Richmond. The free event on Saturday ...

The world lost an icon when Latin jazz pioneer Eddie Palmieri died last month. His music lives on through recordings, but also through sheet music. That's thanks in part to a publisher in rural ...

Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy-winning pianist who blasted Latin jazz into the future and, in the process, laid bedrock for hip-hop’s genre-blending ethos, died on August 6 at his home in New Jersey after ...