American Expat Finds His Home in Cuban Jazz

When he was 14, Paul Menendez went to Havana in 1966 to study music. He stayed…changed his name to Pablo, and ever since he’s lived in Cuba, where he’s now a famous jazz musician. Sitting on his Havana rooftop, Pablo tells Steve Paulson this remarkable story.

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