How highly do other musicians rate Poncho Sanchez? A look at just some of the artists who have guested on this fiery conga master’s albums tells the story. The list includes such past and present ...

People still ask Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan why the band is called War. Isn’t war a violent bane upon humanity? “I say, ‘Yeah, the war you’re talking about is, but our War is not,’ ” Jordan, an original ...

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 ...

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 ...

Palo! plays the sort of music that all at once soothes the soul while giving you fever. For more cowbell? Hell no — to shake your ass. Theirs is a savory blend of Latin jazz, funk and Afro-Cuban with ...

The Huxtables loved jazz, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin funk and hip-hop. Cliff was a jazzhead. Clair sang along with Stevie Wonder. Rudy lip-synced Ray Charles’ “Night Time is the Right Time.” ...

(AP) - 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.

Every Thursday night, it starts at 8:30 p.m. Indianapolis's longest-running and best Latin dance party happens at The Jazz Kitchen every Thursday night. The evening starts out with bachatas and salsas ...

Groundbreaking Latin Jazz Pianist-Composer Eddie Palmieri, Dead at 88 By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Eddie Palmieri, a Grammy-celebrated pianist, composer and bandleader widely recognized as a leading ...