The University of New Hampshire Department of Music Traditional Jazz Series presents pianist Eddie Palmieri Friday, Jan. 27, 2023 at 8 pm in Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham campus.

Known as one of the finest pianists of the past 60 years, Eddie Palmieri is a bandleader, arranger, and composer of salsa and Latin jazz. His playing skillfully fuses the rhythm of this Puerto Rican heritage with the complexity of his jazz influences: Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner as well as his older brother Charlie Palmieri. In 2013, Palmieri was awarded the coveted Jazz Master award by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which is the highest honor an American Jazz artist can receive.