Gig (musical performance)
- Gig (musical performance)
Gig is a term commonly used by bands with reference to their live shows, generally the bands play through a speaker system, more recently however, there has been the worlds first Silent Gig.
The "Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians" describes the term as meaning "A term commonly applied to a musical engagement of one night’s duration only; to undertake such an engagement." ['Gig', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 6 Oct 2007), - Included in R. S. Gold: "A Jazz Lexicon: an A-Z Dictionary of Jazz Terms" (New York, 1964, rev. 2/1975 as "Jazz Talk")] The first documented use of this term in this way appears in 1926: :"1926 Melody Maker Sept. 7 One popular ‘gig’ band makes use of a nicely printed booklet." ["gig, n.6" The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 6 Oct 2007 ]
A gig is when a band has a show to play at or any type of performance with somewhat of audience.
According to Richard Digance on UK TV Channel 4's "Countdown", this definition derives from a small carriage in New Orleans, Louisiana known as a gig, where black musicians could perform, so they would not be arrested for playing on the street.
ources
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Gig — * Gig (musical performance), live performance by a musician or other performer ** Temporary work, by extension * Gig, a trident or three pronged spear * Gigging, the practice of hunting flounder or frogs with a gig * Captain s gig, a boat used on … Wikipedia
performance — Synonyms and related words: Philharmonic concert, accomplished fact, accomplishment, accordance, achievement, acquittal, acquittance, act, acta, acting, action, adherence, administration, adventure, agency, aping, appearance, attainment,… … Moby Thesaurus
gig — gɪg n. coach, two wheeled carriage pulled by one horse; small boat; light racing boat; spear with a prong; harpoon; set of hooks used for fishing; temporary job; little item that is whirled round in play; live performance by a musician or other… … English contemporary dictionary
gig — 1) n a. a musical engagement or performance. One of many terms, originating among pre World War II jazz musicians in the USA, which were adopted by the rock music milieu in the 1960s. The exact origin of the word is obscure, but may be related to … Contemporary slang
Phish and their musical costumes — Musical costume is a term for the band Phish s elaborate Halloween concerts that involved the band performing an entire album by another artist and including it as the second of three sets. For the 1994 and 1995 Halloween shows, Phish phans were… … Wikipedia
Whirl-Y-Gig — The logo of the Whirl Y Gig Whirl Y Gig is one of the longest running world dance clubs in London. It was set up by Ros Madden as an experiment of the Association of Humanistic Psychology in 1981, who passed it on to the capable hands of DJ… … Wikipedia
Never Forget (musical) — Never Forget The Take That Musical Never Forget Poster, 2008 Music Gary Barlow Lyrics Gary Barlow … Wikipedia
Sweet Smell of Success (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Sweet Smell of Success subtitle= caption= Original Cast Recording music= Marvin Hamlisch lyrics= Craig Carnelia book= John Guare basis= 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success productions= 2002 Broadway awards= Sweet Smell of… … Wikipedia
Million Dollar Quartet (musical) — Million Dollar Quartet Music Various Arranged by Chuck Mead Lyrics Various Book Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott Productions 2006 Florida 2007 Washington 2008 Chicago 2010 … Wikipedia
Jane Gazzo's Dream Ticket — was a music radio show on BBC 6 Music, presented by Jane Gazzo from July 5, 2004 to September 29, 2005.It operates on the premise of making a Dream Ticket or Ultimate Gig requested by its listeners, and carefully chosen and drawn by the producer… … Wikipedia
