Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri celebrates 50 years of music

(Aaron Davis Hall) - Aaron Davis Hall (ADH) continues its 25th Anniversary season with Listen Here! 50 Years of Eddie Palmieri! Jazz & Salsa Guest Artists celebrate the Musical Career and Birthday of 7 time Grammy Award Pianist

Aaron Davis Hall presents two explosive performances with Latin music's seminal figure, Eddie Palmieri. For two distinctive nights, Palmieri will be joined by old friends and very special guest artists to celebrate his astounding legacy, his latest compositions and his own birthday.
December 2 & 3, 2005 • 7:30 p.m. Each Program $45 Orchestra, $35 Mezzanine, $25 Balcony (Members $38, $30, $21)

Jazz/Fusion Night - Friday, December 2, 2005, 7:30 PM: Palmieri will lead a veritable who's who of jazz all-stars in the New York premiere of Listen Here! – Palmieri's 2005 recording on Concord Records. He will be joined by: John Benitez, Donald Harrison, Conrad Herwig, Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Brian Lynch and others.

Salsa & Mambo Night – Saturday, December 3, 2005, 7:30 PM : Palmieri will take the audience on a musical journey through some of the Salsa and Mambo hit songs that made him an international Latin music icon. Guests artists include: Jimmy Bosch, Nelson Gonzalez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Herman Olivera, Little Johnny Rivero and, performing with Eddie for the first time in the U.S. since 2002, Eddie's original vocalist, Ismael Quintana.
Co-presented and produced by The Multicultural Music Group Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, the Official Spirit of Listen Here! 50 years of Eddie Palmieri! & American Airlines, the Official Airline of Aaron Davis Hall