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+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import {
+  loadJamTrack,
+  checkJamTrackSync,
+  closeJamTrack,
+  setJamTrackState
+} from '../../store/features/mediaSlice';
+import { setOpenJamTrack, clearOpenJamTrack } from '../../store/features/sessionUISlice';
+
+const JKSessionJamTrackPlayer = ({
+  isOpen,
+  onClose,
+  isPopup = false,
+  jamTrack,
+  jamClient,
+  session,
+  currentUser,
+  initialMixdownId = null,
+  autoPlay = false
+}) => {
+  // Local state
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null);
+  const [isLoadingSync, setIsLoadingSync] = useState(false);
+  const [isOperating, setIsOperating] = useState(false);
+  const [selectedMixdownId, setSelectedMixdownId] = useState(initialMixdownId);
+
+  // Redux state
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+  const jamTrackState = useSelector(state => state.media.jamTrackState);
+  const downloadState = useSelector(state => state.media.downloadState);
+  const availableMixdowns = useSelector(state => state.activeSession.availableMixdowns);
+
+  // Refs
+  const fqIdRef = useRef(null);
+  const mountedRef = useRef(true);
+
+  // Helper: Build fqId
+  const buildFqId = useCallback(async () => {
+    if (!jamClient || !jamTrack) return null;
+    const sampleRate = await jamClient.GetSampleRate();
+    return `${jamTrack.id}-${sampleRate === 48 ? '48' : '44'}`;
+  }, [jamClient, jamTrack]);
+
+  // Initialization
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isOpen && !isPopup) return;
+    if (!jamClient || !jamTrack) return;
+
+    const initializePlayer = async () => {
+      try {
+        setIsLoadingSync(true);
+        setError(null);
+
+        // Build fqId
+        const fqId = await buildFqId();
+        fqIdRef.current = fqId;
+
+        // Check sync state
+        const syncResult = await dispatch(checkJamTrackSync({ jamTrack, jamClient })).unwrap();
+
+        if (!syncResult.isSynchronized) {
+          // Download flow will be triggered by loadJamTrack
+          console.log('[JamTrack] Not synchronized, will download');
+        }
+
+        // Set open in Redux
+        dispatch(setOpenJamTrack(jamTrack.id));
+
+        // Load and play if autoPlay
+        if (autoPlay) {
+          await dispatch(loadJamTrack({
+            jamTrack,
+            mixdownId: selectedMixdownId,
+            autoPlay: true,
+            jamClient
+          })).unwrap();
+        }
+
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error('[JamTrack] Initialization error:', err);
+        setError({ type: 'initialization', message: err.message || 'Failed to initialize JamTrack' });
+      } finally {
+        if (mountedRef.current) {
+          setIsLoadingSync(false);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    initializePlayer();
+  }, [isOpen, isPopup, jamTrack, jamClient, autoPlay, selectedMixdownId, dispatch, buildFqId]);
+
+  // Cleanup on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      mountedRef.current = false;
+
+      if (fqIdRef.current && jamClient) {
+        dispatch(closeJamTrack({ fqId: fqIdRef.current, jamClient }));
+        dispatch(clearOpenJamTrack());
+      }
+    };
+  }, [dispatch, jamClient]);
+
+  // Placeholder render (will be filled in Plan 3)
+  if (!isOpen && !isPopup) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="jamtrack-player">
+      <h3>JamTrack Player (Skeleton)</h3>
+      {isLoadingSync && <p>Checking sync status...</p>}
+      {error && <p style={{ color: 'red' }}>{error.message}</p>}
+      {downloadState.state !== 'idle' && (
+        <p>Download State: {downloadState.state} ({downloadState.progress}%)</p>
+      )}
+      <p>Ready for playback controls (Plan 3)</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default JKSessionJamTrackPlayer;