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Gigs

Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City

Paul Chevigny

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English
Routledge
14 December 2004
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 editors, Guy Osborn and Steve Greenfield, as well as an afterword by the author, and it 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.

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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd edition
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   620g
ISBN:   9780415347006
ISBN 10:   0415347009
Series:   Routledge Studies in Law, Society and Popular Culture
Pages:   246
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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

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.

Reviews for Gigs: Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City

"""The book proves that lawyers can swing too--at least lawyers like Paul Chevigny. This is public service law come alive."" from reviews of the first edition -Nat Hentoff, columnist, The Village Voice, Washington Post ""Chevingy has a wonderful story to tell about the precarious world of New York City jazz clubs, and his own role in the story as well as this book do him great credit. He weaves together a complex and revealing tale of jazz musicians and their music, legal activism and New York City politics."" from reviews of the first edition -Stuart S. Scheingold, University of Washington ""Gigs offers essential insights into the complex relationship betweem law and politics while telling the absorbing narrative from the perspective of a central participant. It demonstrates that litigation can make a difference but is only one element in a constellation of social, economic and political forces."" from reviews of the first edition -Richard Abel, UCLA Law School"


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