birth_place background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
new york city , new york , u.s. non_performing_personnel 15 december 1936 piano salsa , latin jazz , nuyorican soul eddie palmieri
 eddie palmieri bandleader , musician
eddie palmieri

eddie palmieri -lrb- born december 15 , 1936 -rrb- is a grammy award-winning pianist , bandleader and musician of puerto rican ancestry .
he is the founder of the bands `` la perfecta '' and `` la perfecta ii '' .
