Hailed in the International Trumpet Guild Journal as “one of the best up and coming jazz musicians on the globe”, 21 year old trumpeter and composer Kellin Hanas of Wheaton, Illinois is a Jazz Trumpet BM student at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, studying under legendary trumpeter Ingrid Jensen (ARTEMIS). Currently, Hanas splits her time between being a full-time student, performing artist and educator in New York City, touring with celebrities such as Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award Winning Actor Darren Criss. She is the leader of her own band, the Kellin Hanas Quintet, which debuted for the first time in the Summer of 2022 in the upstairs of the iconic Birdland Jazz Club in NYC. Recently, Hanas has been touring with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and the 11x Grammy Award® winning vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. She also joined the DIVA Jazz Orchestra for their 4 night 30th anniversary run at Dizzy's Club in NYC.