The real and the virtual interact as digital artwork on a monumental scale provides a stunning virtual landscape while real-world jazz gigs, broadcast live from a small London club, are injected into the cyberspace.

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JAZZLIVE at the Crypt presents a short season of jazz concerts celebrating the wealth of talent in the UK jazz scene. The concerts will be broadcast live from the Crypt into a virtual venue in the virtual world Second Life.

Second Life is the leading 3D virtual world developed by San Francisco based Linden Lab and is accessible via the Internet. A free viewer program enables its users to interact with each other through avatars. Users can explore, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade virtual property and services with one another. Second Life has a vibrant music and visual arts scene and this project will bring together both in a compelling real/virtual interaction.

Friday 20th November 2009 - our final live broadcast of this short season - sees a welcome return for the Gareth Lockrane Septet.

Gareth is a virtuoso flautist and composer and without doubt, the finest jazz flute player in the UK and beyond and a regular performer at The Crypt.

In addition to Gareth on flute, alto & bass flutes and piccolo, the band features some of the finest jazz musicians in the country - Robbie Robson (trumpet/flugelhorn), Josephine Davies (tenor sax), Trevor Mires (trombone/euphonium), Ross Stanley (piano), Dave Whitford (double bass)and Matt Home (drums).

Last chance to see Second Life artists DanCoyote Antonelli, Oberon Onmura and Juria Yoshikawa's amazing virtual jazz venue.

Those attending our final concert in the Second Life venue will also be exposed to great artwork commissioned especially for the event by some of the virtual world’s most respected artists DanCoyote Antonelli, Oberon Onmura and Juria Yoshikawa. Those attending The Crypt will also experience the art show, as it will be viewable on big screens in the venue. This two-way interaction is an essential element in the project.

This our final EVENT of the JAZZLIVE in Second Life season STARTs AT 20:00 GMT in the UK (12 noon Second Life Time). First live set begins at 21:30 GMT (13:30 SLT)

• Get a copy of the press release here
• Join Second Life here
• Join the Jazzlive Facebook Group here
• Visit JAZZLIVE at The Crypt Website here

The JAZZLIVE in Second Life events are part funded by The National Lottery Awards For All.

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