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Interview | NEA Jazz Master Eddie Palmieri on the ‘concentrated power’ of his Latin Jazz Septet

What’s the first thing you notice about Eddie Palmieri’s music? Is it the rugged flow of his percussionists, who...

November 1, 2013 0

Weekend in Jazz | 11.1-11.3: Curtis Fuller’s Brasstet, Eddie Palmieri’s Latin septet & Christian McBride

by Giovanni Russonello Editorial board The straight-ahead trombonist Curtis Fuller and the Latin pianist/bandleader Eddie Palmieri — two NEA...

November 1, 2013 0

Artist profile | Afro Bop Alliance sets jazz alight with the energy of Latin rhythms

by Ken Avis CapitalBop contributor Remember the Smithsonian Jazz Café? If so, you probably remember the Afro Bop Alliance;...

January 7, 2013 0

Weekend in Jazz | 1.21-1.23: Jazz from all angles with Eddie Palmieri, Khan Jamal, Buck Hill

by Giovanni Russonello Welcome to this week’s installation of “Weekend in Jazz,” our list of every D.C. jazz show...

January 21, 2011 1

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