The award-winning pianist, bandleader and composer was influential in the New York salsa scene and won the first Grammy in a Latin category

The musician's daughter Gabriela Palmieri told 'The New York Times' that he died after "an extended illness"NEED TO KNOWGrammy-winning Latin music trailblazer Eddie Palmieri has died at the age of 88Per a post on his official Instagram page,

Eddie Palmieri, the pioneering rumba and Latin jazz musician, has died at 88. His daughter Gabriela said he died Wednesday in New Jersey after a long illness.