Gigs: Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City

by Chevigny,Paul

• ISBN13: 9780415347006
• ISBN10: 0415347009
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Gigsprovides 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 editors, Guy Osborn and Steve Greenfield, as well as an afterword by the author. This book will be essential reading for all those interested in the history of social attitudes toward the popular arts and the use of constitutional litigation for social change.

Author Biography

Paul Chevigny is Joel S. and Anne B. Ehrenkranz Professor of Law at New York University.

Table of Contents

Prelude	p. 13
The musicians union	p. 23
The music in the clubs	p. 40
Regulation as denigration	p. 54
The campaign to change the law : lost in the Labyrinth	p. 81
The campaign to change the law : free expression	p. 104
The process of change	p. 132
The lives of musicians	p. 154
Conclusion : politics, law and music	p. 167
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