Even though Saxophonist Evgeny Ring is the nominal leader of the ensemble, the emphasis in Evgeny Ring Quartet is truly onthe ensemble. Four individuals with distinct musical perspectives and different aesthetics join forces to create music that ismore than the sum of its parts. Connecting these musicians is their quest for challenge and the surprise of the moment- jazzplaying Russian roulette. "Meskosmos" represents the band's sophomore effort on swiss label UNIT Records. It is a musical journey beginning at thecrossroads of traditional form and modern interpretation, exchanging expectations for improvisational freedom. The quartetdoesn't have a map, however even in uncharted territory they know where they're going. But what was attempted in the controlled environment of the recording studio at Schloss Colditz takes on a different life of itsown when the musicians play live. With gleeful abandon Evgeny Ring Quartet creates musical beings, sometimes ferociousand wild, at other times graceful and sublime. The artificial mesocosmos becomes the new intense reality.