2007 – Maida visited Cuba for ten days, February 5 – 10, 2007 to study the dance/text/ritual of the Cutumba Ballet Folklorico Santiago de Cuba. Jim Lepore, dancer/choreographer/professor, made this trip possible.

Beloved and revered trumpeter, Inaudis Paisan Mallet, plays and sings jazz at Casa de la Trova Club in Santiago de Cuba.