April 20-22, 2012
We have a few events coming up the weekend of April 20-22:
1. April 20, morning: we will be playing a live Radio show at 11am on WHRB 95.3 FM Harvard Radio. Tune in for great music!
2. April 20, evening: concert at the Coffee House at the Chelmsford Library. Below is the info:
When and Where:
April 20, 2012
7.00pm; 1 set
Coffee House at the Chelmsford Library
25 Boston Road, Chelmsford, MA USA 01824
Phone: (978) 256-5521
http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/programs/programs/international_string_trio.html
3. April 22: concert at one of our favorite places in New England - Fine Art Vision Gallery. Below is the info:
When and Where:
April 22, 2012
Fine Art Vision Gallery
12 Abbott Rd, Dover, MA 02030
Reservations recommended at:
Phone: (508) 494-9772
Email: Irina@FineArtVision.com
http://www.fineartvision.com/html/main.cfm
4.00 - 4.30 pm Cheese & Wine Reception
4.30 - 6.00 pm Musical Performance
6.00 - 7.00 pm Meet the Artists plus Cheese & Wine Reception.
February 4, 2012
We are proud to announce an upcoming concert at Friends of Northwest Park in Windsor, CT on February 4th. It's a great venue with a terrific sound system and friendly staff. We are really exited to play there!
We will be presenting a new program that will feature selections from our upcoming CD's as well as a lot of our "Greatest Hits". Like always, you are in for a special program - a unique mix of Appalachian Folk, Gipsy Jazz, Russian, Israeli, Italian music and more.
When and Where:
Saturday, February 4, 2012; 7.30pm;
Friends of Northwest Park Concert Series,
145 Lang Road, Windsor, CT
860-285-1886
$18 cover
RSVP
Because of the great interest in this concert
advanced reservations are HIGHLY recommended!!!
You can make a reservation by clicking on this link:
http://www.northwestpark.org/concerts.htm
January 7-9, 2012
This weekend we performed at the APAP Conference in NYC. It is probably the biggest covention of musicians, agents and presentsers in the world! On January 8 we played a very successfull showcase in a great show room that was very well attended. It was also great to reconnect with our friends from the "Turtle Island String Quartet" who were showcasing later that night. Let's hope a lot of great bookings will come out of this conference for all of us!
October 17-20, 2011
For 4 days we were part of an amazing booking conference - Arts Northwest - that took place in Eugene, OR. A lot of great things happened to us after we had two very successfull showcases. First of all - numerous presenters expressed strong interest in booking us for their Concert Halls / Arts Centers. We also signed an agreement with a great agent who will be representing us for concert hall bookings. Here is his contact information:
Robert Baird, President
P.O. Box 5016, Station "A"
Toronto, ON M5W 1N4
Toll-free: 1-800-867-3281
Cell: 416-887-2151
robert@bairdartists.com
Thank you Oregon! Thank you Robert - our new agent! Thanks you all the great staff people at Arts Northwest! Thank you all of our new friends, fans and coleagues!
October, 2011
In the middle October we are going to the West Coast to be part of a big booking conference - Arts Northwest that will take place in Eugene, OR. We are very exited about it and hope that a lot of good things will come out of it!
September 29, 2011
3 New Songs On CDBaby!
We are also proud to announce that three songs that we released as videos earlier this year are now available for purchase on CDBaby as regular tracks that you can upload to your computer / ipod / phone / burn on a CD, etc:
Tchavolo Swing
Schindler's List Theme
I'm Shipping Up to Boston (From "The Departed")
September 24, 2011
We are on NPR!!!
We are proud to let you know that we were the featured band on NPR for "Says You" Show. On September 24 we were at the Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, CT playing to a full house as part of the upcoming "Says You" Show. Two sets were recorded live on stage, we had very enthusiastic response from the audience!
To learn more about the show and the upcoming broadcasts check out their website:
http://www.saysyou.net/
We learned that the show will be aired on October 7th and October 15 on NPR. However, there was a bit of uncertainty about the exact times / stations, etc. To check out the list of stations that will broadcast this show in your area click here:
List of Radio Stations
September 19, 2011
We had an amazing show yesterday at the Fine Art Vision Gallery! It was a full house, very warm reception by the audience. Everybody - thanks so much for coming!
2011 Upcoming shows!
We are glad to announce that the following shows are coming up:
Sunday, September 18
Fine Art Vision Gallery
12 Abbott Rd, Dover, MA 02030
Phone: (508) 494-9772
http://www.fineartvision.com/html/main.cfm
Email: Irina@FineArtVision.com
4.00 - 4.30 pm Cheese & Wine Reception
4.30 - 6.00 pm Musical Performance
6.00 - 7.00 pm Meet the Artists plus Cheese & Wine Reception.
Friday, July 29
The Buttonwood Tree
Performing Arts & Cultural Center,
605 Main Street,
Middletown, CT
www.buttonwood.org/categories/events
International String Trio: 8-10pm
Admission: $10
Friday July 12th
The Crosby Whistle Stop
24 Roland Street
Charlestown, MA
www.bostonswingcentral.org
Lesson: 8pm-9pm (included with admission)
Dancing: 9pm to 12 midnight
International String Trio: 10-11pm
Admission: $15 (general), $13 (students and seniors with valid ID)
April 14, 2011
We are proud to announce the release of 3 music videos. They feature the songs from our upcoming album that is dedicated to our favorite themes from different motion pictures. You can watch them at our video page or on youtube:
Tchavolo Swing (from the movie "Latcho Drom")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggq7q0pc-F4
Schindler's List Main Theme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5LhygsDkgg
Shipping Up To Boston (from the movie "Departed")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDpzmrOdkW4
March 20, 2011
We had an amazing show at the Fine Art Vision Gallery in Dover, MA on March 20th. There was a full house and we received a very enthusiastic response from the audience. We were surrounded by beautiful paintings - what a great environment to create music! Thanks everybody for coming!
February 2011
We are glad to announce that we have a show coming up at the Fine Art Vision Gallery in Dover, MA on March 20th. We will update as soon as we have all of the exact details. Please check out their website for general info / directions: http://www.fineartvision.com/html/main.cfm
Dec '10 / Jan '11
Another exiting season is over. We had more than 150 (!!!) gigs this year, played some great concerts and festivals! On Dec 31 we played a fun gig downtown Northampton, MA; then went to a party at Longwood Towers, Brookline MA where we played more music. At the party Ippei got himself a gig playing percussion on a chair all night long! In the morning of Jan 1st we were playing on the Odissey ship ready to ship out of the Boston Harbor! Looking forward to more fun gigs in 2011!
November 2010,
We are glad to announce that our best videos from the Ryles show are now on youtube! Here they are, enjoy it:
Minor Swing
www.youtube.com/watch
Those Were the Days
www.youtube.com/watch
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
www.youtube.com/watch
Swing Gitane
www.youtube.com/watch
Oct 7, 2010
We had a great concert at the Boston Athenaeum - a membership library that is located in a beautiful building, right downtown Boston, on 10 1/2 Beacon St. We really enjoyed playing for this great crowd, all of our tunes - from intimate to energetic - had very warm reception. Sold bunch of CD's and made lots of new friends! Here are few videos from the show. Though the quality of the video could be better - the energy is there!
Irish Jig & Reel
www.youtube.com/watch
Yossel, Yossel (Joseph, Joseph)
www.youtube.com/watch
Sept, 2010 Videos from a live show!
We just played a nice concert at the North Hill in Needham, MA. Here are 2 videos:
Ashokan Farewell
www.youtube.com/watch
Dancing in the Rain
www.youtube.com/watch
Upcoming free show!!!
We are glad to announce that on August 17, from noon - 1.30pm we'll be playing a free concert in Kendall Square, Cambridge MA. It's part of Kendall Square Summer Concert series and is sponsored by Berklee College of Music. It's a win-win situation - we get paid yet you have a chance to see us for free! Here is the excat address:
300 Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, MA
You can learn more about the event here:
kendallsquare.org/play/concert/the-international-string-trio/
June 15, 2010
Today we had a great show at the 'International Festival of Arts and Ideas' in New Haven, CT. The stage was located right in the heart of historic Yale University downtown New Haven. We played very energetic 1 hour set that showcased our wide range of styles (Irish, Klezmer, Gipsy Jazz, Appalachian Folk, etc.) It seemed to have a very warm respond from the crowd! Here are the video links for 2 songs:
Dark Eyes
www.youtube.com/watch
Feather Theme
www.youtube.com/watch
May 2010
We are proud to announce that our Sonicbids electronic kit is up and running. You can check it here:
www.sonicbids.com/InternationalStringTrio
April 2-4, 2010
We are happy to announce that we spent these 3 days of the easter weekend in the studio recording some exiting new music for you! We recorded more than 20 songs total and did around a hundred takes all together! We are very pleased with the results. You can see the pics from the recording here:
picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/InternationalStringTrioRecordingSession
March 2010, last 3 weeks
We are in the final stages of rehearsing for our new CD. The recording will take place during the first weekend of April. Since we had so much of great material we decided to record / release two records at once. The 1st CD will be a compilation of our favorite themes from the movie soundtracks. The second CD will be dedicated to Gipsy Jazz and will have all of the greatest hits on it - Minor Swing, Dark Eyes, Nuages, Tchavolo Swing, etc.
March 1, 2010
This afternoon we played a great concert at the MIT Lincoln Labs facilities in Lexington, MA. We performed in a spacious concert auditorium and had a very warm response from the audience.
I have to mention that this was the concert debut of my new Gipsy Jazz type of guitar - "Manouche". I bought this instrument in NYC about a month ago and it sounds AMAZING! Can't wait to record it for our new CD!
February 2010
We are in the process of selecting songs for a new CD that we'll be recorded in spring 2010. We hope all of the new favorite pieces of our fans will find its way to the new record!
December 2009 / January 2010
We've been working on our new promotional video (EPK) for several weeks. Finally it's out! I hope you enjoy it. It's on on our home page.
November 14, 2009
Tonight we played at a great event at the Regattabar at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA - "Sizzle, Swing and Celebrate!". Here are the pics from the Regattabar:
http://www.picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/InternationalStringTrioRegattabar?feat=directlink
November 12, 2009
We had a great show yesterday! Thanks everybody for coming! We were featured in the Boston Globe newspaper on Nov 11, that helped in promotion of our show. Thanks to the Globe! Here you can see some pics from the concert:
www.picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/InternationalStringTrioRyles
November 11, 2009
We are proud to announce that on November 11, 2009 (Veterans Day) we will be performing at Ryles Jazz Club in Inman Square (212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA). Please reserve the date and come over to support live music! We are preparing a new program, although all the "Greatest Hits" will be included!
October 2009
Our busiest summer season ever (more than a 100 gigs) is almost over!
This year we were regular musical guests at Chatham Bars Inn, Crane estate, Hammond Castle, etc. We also played at some gorgeous locations in California and NY / NJ states.
September 25, 2009
IST - live broad cast at WHRB (Harvard) Radio. We had great time playing hot Gipsy Jazz tunes on that lovely September morning. You can find the whole broad cast here:
http://www.whrb.org/livejazzfridays.html http://www.picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/InternationalStringTrioRyles?feat=directlink
July 27, 2009
IST performed at the Regattabar as part of the Courtyard Series, sponsored by Berklee. It was a great night for us, a lot of people showed up, we played our all times favorite selections as well as some new arrangements that were very well received.
Checks out pics and videos form the show (it's coming soon); read more about it here:
http://www.getshowtix.com/regattabar/moreinfo.cgi?id=1814
http://www.tuboston.com/article-2399-free-outdoor-concert-series-at-the-regattabar-courtyard.html
April - May 2009
The summer season is kicking off for IST! With more than 80 performances scheduled it will be the busiest season ever! We'll keep you posted about the beautiful locations where we are performing this summer. Please check Ippei's blog for updates:
ippeiichimaru.blogspot.com
Feb 24th, 2009
IST performed at the Skywalk at the top of the Prudential Tower for the Berklee Award Ceremony. It was fun to play for and reconnect with all of the teachers from the renown music college.
Feb 5th, 2009
IST played a live show at the elegant Vernissage Club in Brighton, MA. Everybody seemed to love our performance, we played like there was no tomorrow and sold a lot of CD s! Please, go to the Video section to hear parts of the show and see pics in the gallery.
Feb 4th, 2009
IST had an on stage rehearsal / video recording at the Jamspot in Somerville, MA. It was a lot of fun to play on a big sound versus our regular chamber setting. We are very pleased with the results. You can see some of the tracks in the video section and see pics in the gallery.
Feb 3rd, 2009
IST had a professional photo shoot with an outstanding photographer Michael Goderre. It took place at the Saint club downtown Boston. We were told that it was one of the hottest jazz joints back in the 50 s. We revived the jazzy spirit by playing upbeat Gypsy jems while pictures were being taken. You can see a lot of them in our photo gallery.
January 2009
IST is enjoying numerous bookings for private events for the year 2009. We have already up to 50 dates booked all over New England, New York and California!
November 2008
IST finished yet another successful performance season of private parties and special evens. From May to November we played more than 100 gigs all over the USA (MA, ME, VT, NH, CT, RI, NY, NJ, PA, MD, DC, SC, CA). Our last job was at a beautiful mountain style hotel in New Paltz, NY. Check out their site: http://www.mohonk.com Check out Ippei s blog for an updated report about our travels: ippeiichimaru.blogspot.com
Oct 27th, 2008
IST in duo format brought the beauty of music to the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, MA. It felt great to play for people who really needed it and appreciated the music like few can!
August, 2008
We are glad to announce that the digital downloads of our latest CD Appalachia increased significantly over the last few months. The most popular track is our version of a tango from the movie Scent of a Woman called Por Una Cobeza.
May 8th, 2008
IST was featured in the Boston Globe article about the string groups in the Boston area. We were presented as one of the ensembles that takes the strings to a new level. Here is a short quote:
Worlds are virtually colliding in the repertoire of some string-based groups. Take the recent concert playlist of the Boston-based International String Trio. It starts with the "The Swan," by C. Saint-Sa ns and moves on to Handel, "When the Saints Go Marching In," and "Georgia on My Mind." "We're trying to push the boundaries a bit," said trio member Slava Tolstoy, a 2002 Berklee graduate and guitarist who founded the group in 1999.
April, 2008
We are proud to announce that our 2nd CD entitled Appalachia is released and available at CDBaby and iTunes! We are very happy with the results. We recorded 23 tracks and selected only the very best 12, the ones that really captured the spirit of the CD s main theme Appalachia!
February, 2008
IST is in the studio recording the new CD. We are recording all the pieces that always receive warm responses from our audiences, including some original compositions. The styles range from Appalachian folk to Classical, Pop, Tango, Irish and Israeli music.
