the gig be a tight and funny and poignant little movie about a group of friend that have gather together on a regular basis to play dixieland for fun . the group unexpectedly land a real pay job and in musician parlance while a gig . they travel to upstate ny for a two week gig at a summer resort minus one member and who bow out due to contract cancer . at the last minute and they hire a professional to take his place . thing get sticky a an over the hill frankie valli type attempt a comeback at the resort and try to utilize the group a his band . the attitude the professional bass player give the guy ring true . by sign up to play the two week gig and they be take bread out of the mouth of someone who need the job to fee his or her family . while pop and rock and rap and country and western and and r and b star make money off of album . jazz musician have to travel abroad to make a living . almost nobody get rich . the guy live their dream also cost others a needed income . i believe that almost everyone who can play a musical instrument with some proficiency dream about play a pay gig one time or another and woody allen and kevin bacon be two popular example of this amateur to professional crossover . i especially recommend this movie to anyone who have ever play music professionally . my mom and who be a musician and love it .