i'm a fan of charlie parker and miles davis, great jazz musicians. i think all musicians respect miles davis, as maybe of the greatest influence on their lives regardless of whether they're rockersed on blues musicians or jazz performers. i thank the chairman for his appreciation of what's a uniquely american cultural achievement and with that the world holds dear and respects america for its appreciation of jazz, an art form that's being lost to our students that needs to be taught in our schools and maintained as a living and breathing expression of american artistry. thank you for the time, i yield back the remainder and thank the chairman for bringing this resolution. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas has yielded the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: i yield myself one minute merely to say that i appreciate the gentleman from tennessee because an earlier jazz started in his state in memphis in nashville, and the roots of it were embedded in the modern jazz that the -- of the music that we reaffirm to