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A Cree musician, contemporary dancer and choreographer, Coastal Jazz’s Indigenous Artist-in-residence Jessica McMann is also a classically trained flutist with a focus on contemporary music, jazz, and improvisation. Her recent compositions and soundscapes explore Indigenous identity and history. She has been dancing fancy shawl and hoop dance for 17 years, and her work, both traditional and contemporary, has been seen at festivals across Canada and Northern Europe. She works regularly with Elijah Wells, a Blackfoot animator, to bring the stories of Transgender, Two-Spirit, and Queer persons alive. She is a Laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards. Thanks to the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.