RockOn+Team5

=Preliminary Research=

Aaron Villafana In what types of venues do they perform? The types of venues jazz groups perform are clubs. []

Ketara Slater Who are some bands or artists that define this genre?

Rosemary Clooney Count Basie,and Arttie Shaw helped to define the musical era with their unique brand of entertaining crowds through their music.

Lakreshia Gadison

How do popular bands in that genre market themselves?

Some of the jazz band market themselves in clubs and a lot in jazz festival. []

Aaron Villafana What are the demographics of typical fans in this genre? Jazz fans are usually people that are at its early 30’s and most of them are black. []

Devin Furlow

What is the history of the genre? Band Naming and Logo Design 
 * Jazz** is a [|music genre] that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in [|African American] communities in the [|Southern United States] from a confluence of African and European music traditions.
 * Assignment 1 by Lakreshia Gadison**

Band Name Biography by Lakreshia Gadison

**Assignment 2**
**The Cause of Swing Biography** __**The Original**__ The Cause of Dance swing jazz band was created back in 1930s .The original member Jose Villafana, play the guitar and Kreshia Gadison was the lead singer and Tevin Furlow play the piano and Ketara Slater play the drums .They let their legacy to their children Aaron Villafana, Lakreshia Gadison, Devin Furlow, Ketara Slater.

__**Break up ,Make up**__ The group form in 1960s and keeping their parent group name alive (The Cause of Dance) .After fail album sales and member of the group fighting ,the band broke apart .During break up Aaron Vilafana play for guitar for the [|Adiemus]. Lakreshia and Devin song and play for many different band like Tpok Jazz and [|Air Supply] and etc. Ketara play drums from many different group like [|Ace of Base], [|Alice in Chains] , [|ABBA]. After decade apart they join together again They keep their parent swing jazz band dream alive and rename it The Cause of Swing back in the 1970s.After leader singer Lakreshia Gadison was told her voice is the cause of motion.

__**What instrument do they play**__ Aaron Vilafana play the guitar and the saxophone. Lakreshia Gadison is the lead singer and play the bass when Devin Furlow is singing, he also play the piano .Ketara Slater play the drums and also the trumpet.

**Album** The Cause of Swing group release many different album like the “ Don’t stop Dancing”, “The Dancing Blue ’’.They created hit in the clubs .When every body though swing jazz was dead , The Cause of Swing made it alive again .Their previous released album ‘ title was “Uncontrollable Motion” .The music was upbeat da da da dah dah da da.The album was a great hit and jazz club, like the House of Blues and etc

__**Today**__ Today the group still play in clubs and jazz festival. With added members their children : Jose Villafana, Taneshia Gadison ,Tervin Furlow ,Genesis Slater. They hope that their child continue their dream as swing jazz band.

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=Assignment 8= **Concert Poster Design by Lakreshia Gadison** 

 =Assignment 10=