no surprise. >> victor goines: we went to kindergarten together. >> safer: kindergarten? l standout who sets the pace for the band in another way, as well. >> jackson: he works harder than anybody i know. no question. ♪ ♪ >> safer: a jam session with local musicians starts at dusk and goes well into the night. and any time, anywhere, band members give master classes in the fine art of swing. ♪ ♪ at the band's hotel, a young musician named shaula ortega shows up with her husband and baby. she wants ted nash to show her how to coax that distinctive jazz sound out of her horn. ♪ ♪ >> nash: that's it, that's the sound right there. >> safer: they repair to the hotel bar, other band members join in, and soon, she's bending the blue notes just like the pros. ♪ ♪ >> nash: it's so beautiful to travel, because we get to mix with people. maybe at a point when we would normally be getting kind of worn out and our batteries run down, i mean, i think we get kind of recharged a little bit from the energy of the people. >> safer: in a havana restaurant, to the accompaniment of birds-- exo