But as fate would have it, Morris, a tenured music professor at Seattle University, is not only an accomplished violinist, but he is also using his talents and the power of music to empower and inspire children through his non-profit organization, Key To Change.
Through Key to Change, Morris is giving back in more ways than one.
However, those plans changed after Morris met a Black music professor while attending Xavier University on Louisiana.
Upon returning to Seattle after college, Morris began teaching at Seattle University, becoming one of only two tenured music professors in the country.
After getting the framework together for his non-profit, Morris opened Key to Change in 2017 with two locations – one in Kent and the other in Renton.