Gigs : jazz and the cabaret laws in New York City / Paul Chevigny.

This book 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.

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Main Author: Chevigny, Paul, 1935-2023
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Routledge studies in law, society, and popular culture 2.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Prelude; The Musicians Union; The Music in the Clubs; Regulation as Denigration; The Campaign to Change the Law: Lost in the Labyrinth; The Campaign to Change the Law: Free Expression; The Process of Change; The Lives of Musicians; Conclusion: Politics, Law and Music; Chart on Zoning and Licensing; Afterword; Notes on Sources; Notes; Index.