River City Jazz Masters: Eddie Palmieri Quintet
Manship Theatre 100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
On the keys and as a bandleader, Eddie Palmieri melds his Puerto Rican heritage with a wealth of jazz influences, including Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner as well as his older brother, Charlie Palmieri. In 2013, Palmieri received the Jazz Master award by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA); it's the highest honor an American Jazz artist can receive. Palmieri and his band will kick off the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge's River City Jazz Masters series at the Manship Theatre tonight. 7:30 pm. $28–$48. artsbr.org/river-city-jazz-masters.