Jazzing it up in Idaho

	Late 1800s–Today The Blues: Back to the Source Born in the South, the blues is an African American-derived music form that recognized the pain of lost love and injustice and gave expression to the victory of outlasting a broken heart and facing down adversity. The blues evolved from hymns, work songs, and field hollers — music used to accompany spiritual, work and social functions. Blues is the foundation of jazz as well as the prime source of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and country music. The blues is still evolving and is still widely played today. This quote from "Black History in America" is a simple introduction to complex subject as evidenced by what we saw and heard here in the University town of Moscow ID. Highlights for us yesterday: Morgan performing with his small jazz combo- Morgan performing with the full jazz band. Both groups displaying incredible talent and musical prowess. Their young director is phenomenal and we got to meet him. This old duffer is amazed at the superior ability of college kids of this generation. We watched and listened to the group from Whitworth College. A tremendous tenor sax player in that group. You would have been proud Eric and Leah. So even though the highlight has been Morgan's groups, we also enjoyed a tour of the college led by Morgan meeting some of his friends, his great mentor couple from his church. Adam and Jaime are a delight and so gracious in hospitiality. There have been family remembrance times. etc. Nuff said to convey we are having a great time with and more of the same today and there are the professionals tonight. This could get additive. They won't let us take pictures of the performances