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An improvising quartet of self-composed contemporary music Ekzemplar was born in 2009. Now is working in Russia. Maxim Shchedrin - violin Ekaterina Novikova - piano Konstantin Makeev - double-bass, vocal Viktor Boltovski - drums Influences: alain caron, avishai cohen, bella fleck, bobby mcferrin, brad mehldau, chick corea, dave weckl, david darling, eberhard weber, erik truffaz, esbjorn svensson trio, frank gambale, iiro rantala new trio, jan garbarek, john coltrane, jorma tapio, keith jarrett, kenny garrett, ketil bjornstad, lars danielson, leszek mozdzer, manu katche, marylin mazur, michael brecker, michel petrucciani, miles davis, nik bartsch's ronin, d.d. schostakowitsch, tomasz stanko quartet, wolfgang haffner User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
# Why This Quartet Merits Your Attention This ensemble represents a thoughtful approach to contemporary improvisation that values both structural sophistication and emotional directness. Rather than chase fusion trends, the group draws from a deliberately curated lineage—from Coltrane's harmonic curiosity to Nordic jazz's introspective restraint—and synthesizes these influences into something genuinely their own. What distinguishes them is their commitment to self-composition paired with real-time interplay; each member is a capable soloist, yet the arrangements create genuine conversation rather than showcase moments. Working from Russia positions them outside commercial jazz centers, which often means pursuing artistic questions with less commercial pressure. The instrumental balance—strings, keys,