gig question

[Nemoguitt@aol.com]

i am planning on dropping one of my several jobs and making an attempt to 
get 
a few gigs, playing small parties, nothing major........just some 
back-ground 
music.......i can not see doing this as a solo, so i must find a kindred 
spirit to join me........i of course play the "un-mentionable".......and i 
was wondering, what seems to work for those of you playing duet or 
trio.......i have never played with another "looper", and what i intend to 
do 
is loop oriented material (more in a jazz vain).......mostly 
improv......anytime someone posts that they have a gig, i wonder how do 
they 
approach this......do you do several sets, or a single set.......do you 
allow 
the "vibe" of the setting to direct your playing.......i know these a 
vague 
questions but i would like to draw on your experiences and input to plan 
some 
sort of approach to this project.......the last time i played out was in 
the 
early 70's at which time i just learned a lot of songs cole porter, billy 
holiday, jazzy stuff, old chestnuts and a few of the current "hits", it 
was 
myself and a wonderful singer/flutist........we played fairly often, but 
that 
was then and my music, now, is quite different.......:)........this may 
not 
be the forum to discuss presenting loopish music to the public, so if 
anyone 
could shed some light on this please contact me off 
list........thanks...........michael