Young musicians Denys Carbo and Jazz en Trance perform a midafternoon gig at Havana’s legendary jazz club, La Zorra y el Cuervo. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
An accomplished singer, songwriter and guitarist, famed musicologist Alberto Faya explains African, Spanish and American roots of modern Cuban music to a group of tourists. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
For a memorable ride along the Malecon, a seaside boulevard and promenade, hop in a Cocotaxi, so named for its shape and yellow exterior. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
A band featuring bassist David Faya, Alberto Faya’s son, performs at Jazz Cafe in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
A favorite with tourists, these vintage American taxis and their drivers take a break along Havana’s famed Malecon, which serves as the city’s living room. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
Chewy y Su Eclipse Cubano performs for InsightCuba’s Jazz in Havana tour group at Abdala Studios, one of Cuba’s most important recording studios. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
Jazz pianist Alejandro Falcon serves up serious jazz sounds during an outdoor lunch at the popular Espacios eatery. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
The writer’s father, musician Farnell Jenkins, talks to a keyboardist in Havana’s Abdala Studios. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
Spanish-inspired architecture is on full display in Old Havana. Streets like this reflect the city’s colonial roots. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
Candy-colored antique American cars are part of modern-day Havana’s charm. They still make up a large part of the Cuban automobile scene. (Maureen Jenkins/Chicago Tribune )
