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.

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 ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged among musicians that an unattached bass player in possession of considerable talent will not long be in want of a gig. Born and raised in Mexico City and ...

Eddie Palmieri, La Perfecta during The 26th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival - Day 2 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by R. Diamond/WireImage) The world lost a giant of music.

Eddie Palmieri, the virtuoso keyboardist and visionary bandleader who helped define and then expanded the aesthetic parameters of the salsa genre, has died at the age of 88. His death was confirmed by ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can listening to a musical performance conjure a color, a shape, or a scene in your mind? Co-founder of Rendezvous Arts, Deb ...

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 ...