2nd Edition

Gigs Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City

By Paul Chevigny Copyright 2005
246 Pages
by Routledge

246 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

Gigs provides a fascinating account of a unique victory for musicians against repressive entertainment licensing laws. It provides a much-needed study of the social, political, cultural and legal conditions surrounding a change in law and public attitudes toward vernacular music in New York City. This second edition includes a new preface by Hamish Birchall and an introduction by the series... Read more
Preface Hamish Birchall  Series Editors Introduction  1. Prelude  2. The Musicians Union  3. The Music in the Clubs  4. Regulation as Denigration  5. The Campaign to Change the Law: Lost in the Labyrinth  6. The Campaign to Change the Law: Free Expression  7. The Process of Change  8. The Lives of Musicians  9. Conclusion: Politics, Law and Music  Afterword

Biography

Paul Chevigny is Professor of Law at New York University. He has a long-standing interest in jazz music and civil rights and has worked on problems of international human rights.