Dan Kinzelman, an American wind instrumentalist born in 1982 in Racine, Wisconsin, has been a dynamic presence in the Italian jazz scene since relocating in 2005. His collaborations with Italian trumpet legend Enrico Rava, serving as soloist, arranger, and musical director, have solidified his reputation. Kinzelman's music is characterized by a profound knowledge of jazz history combined with a voracious appetite for risk and sonic exploration, often blending diverse musical languages into cohesive, yet contrasting, compositions. ([allaboutjazz.com](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/dan-kinzelman/?utm_source=openai)) He is also a central figure in Italy's creative music scene, highly in demand both as a bandleader and as a soloist. ([allaboutjazz.com](https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/dan-kinzelman/?utm_source=openai))