Rob Flax and Slava Tolstoy — Ten String Tigers! at William Harris Lee & Co.

Come see an intimate concert in the Chicago loop! A nice Sunday late afternoon, with light snacks to follow. Doors open at 3:30, show starts at 4 pm.

TEN STRING TIGERS is the dynamic duo of Rob Flax and Slava Tolstoy. Rob and Slava have toured all around the USA with various projects (International String Trio, Fedor Chistyakov, Boom Chick Trio, etc). Both are virtuoso performers on their instruments (guitar and violin) as well as accomplished singers. Rob’s original songs combine hot swing, instrumental folk traditions like bluegrass and celtic fiddle, humor and joy.

Suggested donation: $30 advance, $35 week of show, $40 at the door (this is a sliding scale, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Thank you for supporting independent artists!)

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ABOUT THE PERFORMERS

Rob Flax is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator from Chicago, IL with a playful heart and an open mind. He has performed nationally and internationally with groups of many different styles, including opening for B.B. King and Tower of Power, playing viola and violin with the Trans Siberian Orchestra and YouTube star Jacob Collier, upright bass in an Argentine tango ensemble, mandolin and fiddle in various bluegrass bands, electric violin in several rock bands, collaborations with modern dancers, and more. As a composer Rob has written music for choreographers, film (including work on projects for James Franco and Anthony Bourdain), and several original projects. Rob is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and he currently lives in Boston, MA. Rob’s favorite composer is Fred Rogers, and like Mister Rogers Rob strives to create a better world using his musical gifts to spread light and joy, he describes his music concisely: “I play things with strings, I hit stuff, and I sing.” Behind this simple tag line lies a rich depth of genre-bending, from classical and jazz violin to bluegrass fiddle, to blues and rock influences, and beyond.

Slava Tolstoy is a Boston based guitarist, singer and producer. He has toured and recorded in duo with Fedor Chistyakov - the leader of a legendary rock band “Nol” as well as with Boris Pelekh - the guitarist of Gogol Bordello. For many years Slava has performed all around the US with his instrumental project - “International String Trio” that blends jazz, classical and gypsy music. Slava’s solo album with original pop-rock songs “Songs About the Sea” - was released in 2021 and is all about meaningful lyrics, catchy melodies, and political satire. From the very first days of Russia’s war on Ukraine, Slava took a very firm position against the invasion. He participated in numerous pro-Ukrainian fundraisers and concerts al over USA, in Germany and Canada. In the fall of 2022 Slava released an anti-war song “You’re Out” that gained significant recognition across the globe. Over the course of his career he has worked and collaborated with such outstanding and diverse performers as Fedor Chistyakov, Olli Soilkkeli, Lynn Harrell, Vadim Neselovskyi, Kenny Aronoff, Ben Powell, Eric Marienthal, Ruslan Sirota, and many more.

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