Jessica McMann in Concert: a night of Music & Celebration

WHAT TO EXPECT
Join us on the 29th for an evening of evocative melodies that paint a vivid picture of the prairies. Jessica unveils her latest masterpiece, “Prairie Dusk,” an album deeply rooted in the sounds and narratives of the expansive landscapes. Dive into an eclectic mix of commissioned compositions and heart-touching originals.
This special event not only celebrates the release of Jessica’s album but also her 36th birthday, making it a double delight for all in attendance.

Featuring: Connor Chee (piano), Holly Bhattacharya (viola) & Jonathon Adams (baritone).
Amidst the harmonies and notes, the night will be filled with personal anecdotes, tales from the prairies, and moments of shared laughter. Jessica invites you to this musical soirée, where she will mesmerize with an array of flutes, each telling its own unique story.
Come, be a part of this intimate concert. Let’s celebrate art, music, memories, and Jessica’s special day. Listen with your heart, as the tales from the prairies come alive.

Album cover art: Tianna Delorme

Jessica McMann is an Alberta -based Cree (Cowessess, SK), multi-disciplinary artist. She interweaves land, Indigenous identity, history, and language throughout her dance and music creation/performance practice. A classically trained flutist, she holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Calgary and an MFA in Contemporary Arts from Simon Fraser University. Her work fuses together traditional language and dance with her own contemporary experiences as an Indigenous woman and Two-Spirit person.

Her upcoming album release is on October 29th. Her new album evokes the sounds and stories of the prairies and includes commissioned work as well as new originals. “Prairie Dusk” will be available on all platforms. This is a follow-up album to her award winning first album Incandescent Tales which was released in June of 2021. This Indigenous classical album won the 2022 YYC Music Classical Album of the Year and Gold Medals in the Global Music Awards. A 2022 and 2023 Western Canadian Music Awards Nominee, she is working on a new alt-pop recording to be released summer of 2024.

Her musical, composition, and soundscape work focuses on land-based creation and ideas of connection, disconnection, and home.”Too Good; That MAY Be”, an immersive soundscape performance was shown at the Urban Shaman Gallery in Winnipeg as part of “The 60’s Scoop; A Place Between” in 2017. Her compositions include Muskwa’s Mountain Home (2021), Inni (2018) and soundscapes including beguiling (the)the land (2020).

Jessica currently resides in Cochrane, Alberta, where she works for the City of Calgary as Curator of Indigenous Art. She is also co-founder and co-director Wild Mint Arts, an Indigenous arts company and is a Laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards (2017).