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Hanna Rifkin and the Handsomes
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About Hanna Rifkin and the Handsomes
Hanna Rifkin began her singing career fronting the rock band “Roxy.” While belting out guttural tones in the fashion of Janis Joplin and Debbie Harry was fun, she fell in love with the playful trumpeting of Louis Armstrong that underscored the horn like purity of Ella’s Fitzgerald’s voice on their recording of “They Can’t Take That Away from me”. Hanna immediately recognized in Jazz a greater opportunity to grow as an artist. “When I sang rock I felt like I was trying to replicate, but with jazz I got to give it my own spin.” She later spent a year in Italy where through a strange turn of events, met and formed a musical bond with renowned guitarist Francesco Lesi. After earning her degree in Italian, she sang her way across Europe doing old standards from the street corners and cafes of Paris, Budapest, Rome and Barcelona. She also speaks Spanish and a bit of French. Back in the states, Hanna moved to Santa Cruz where she studied jazz improvisation (under trumpeter Ray Brown), theory, and piano. In San Francisco, she’s played with Chris Siebert, Allen Smith, Sameer Gupta, Daniel Fabricant, Howard Wiley, BJ Papa, Michael Coleman, Scott Larson and others in the San Francisco scene. “I adore picking up a song that I’ve done so many times, and loved singing, then the player I’m with wants to do it in a different way, and it completely changes my perspective on the song. It usually happens spontaneously during a performance, and it’s so satisfying. I feel as if I’m giving the song and the players respect and that’s part of the beauty of jazz.” She also has a debut CD titled “Apples and Oranges” available through her website. The Handsomes perform 70% jazz, 30% mixed and 1% standup comedy- all done with extra grit, dynamics and the all-mighty downstrum.
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Genres:
Pop, Jazz, Folk, Americana
Band Members:
Nick Boots, Conrad Seto, Dave Shaff, Tom Edler, Aaron Kierbel, Elizabeth Goodfellow, Zack Ehrlich, Scott Larson, Daniel Fabricant and Vic Wong., Daniel Heffez, Mark Davis
Hometown:
San Francisco, California
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Hanna Rifkin and the Handsomes to play in your city
Request a Show
Similar Artists On Tour
concerts and tour dates
Past
DEC
03
2016
San Francisco, CA
The Lost Church
I Was There
OCT
27
2016
San Francisco, CA
Driftwood
I Was There
MAR
10
2016
San Francisco, CA
The Lost Church
I Was There
JAN
28
2016
San Francisco, CA
Doc's Lab
I Was There
JAN
28
2016
San Francisco, CA
Doc's Lab
I Was There
JAN
05
2016
San Francisco, CA
Driftwood
I Was There
NOV
22
2015
Oakland, CA
Dogwood
I Was There
NOV
10
2015
San Francisco, CA
Driftwood
I Was There
AUG
06
2015
San Francisco, CA
The Lost Church
I Was There
JUN
25
2015
Berkeley, CA
The Marsh Cabaret
I Was There
Show More Dates
About Hanna Rifkin and the Handsomes
Hanna Rifkin began her singing career fronting the rock band “Roxy.” While belting out guttural tones in the fashion of Janis Joplin and Debbie Harry was fun, she fell in love with the playful trumpeting of Louis Armstrong that underscored the horn like purity of Ella’s Fitzgerald’s voice on their recording of “They Can’t Take That Away from me”. Hanna immediately recognized in Jazz a greater opportunity to grow as an artist. “When I sang rock I felt like I was trying to replicate, but with jazz I got to give it my own spin.” She later spent a year in Italy where through a strange turn of events, met and formed a musical bond with renowned guitarist Francesco Lesi. After earning her degree in Italian, she sang her way across Europe doing old standards from the street corners and cafes of Paris, Budapest, Rome and Barcelona. She also speaks Spanish and a bit of French. Back in the states, Hanna moved to Santa Cruz where she studied jazz improvisation (under trumpeter Ray Brown), theory, and piano. In San Francisco, she’s played with Chris Siebert, Allen Smith, Sameer Gupta, Daniel Fabricant, Howard Wiley, BJ Papa, Michael Coleman, Scott Larson and others in the San Francisco scene. “I adore picking up a song that I’ve done so many times, and loved singing, then the player I’m with wants to do it in a different way, and it completely changes my perspective on the song. It usually happens spontaneously during a performance, and it’s so satisfying. I feel as if I’m giving the song and the players respect and that’s part of the beauty of jazz.” She also has a debut CD titled “Apples and Oranges” available through her website. The Handsomes perform 70% jazz, 30% mixed and 1% standup comedy- all done with extra grit, dynamics and the all-mighty downstrum.
Show More
Genres:
Pop, Jazz, Folk, Americana
Band Members:
Nick Boots, Conrad Seto, Dave Shaff, Tom Edler, Aaron Kierbel, Elizabeth Goodfellow, Zack Ehrlich, Scott Larson, Daniel Fabricant and Vic Wong., Daniel Heffez, Mark Davis
Hometown:
San Francisco, California
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