Ari Swan

Ari Swan is a violinist, composer and music educator. Through her work she attempts to create spaces that prioritize BIPOC and Queer voices and explores how art can cause a social reckoning/social healing. She is a founding member of Egyptian Cotton Arkestra, an all-POC free improvisation group, and has performed with a number of Montreal bands, including Thanya Iyer, Quinton Barnes, and her own solo work. She holds a masters in music education and has been a community educator intermittently for many years. Like many musicians she maintains a day job. In hers she is a fundraising professional.