There’s the rigor and structure of the string quartet. Then there’s the freewheeling ethos of an Irish session, when it’s about participation and camaraderie, not performance. Classically trained, free-spirited Toronto-based violinist Jessica Deutsch has worked to unite both, with her roots-meets-classical group Ozere. Ozere thrives in that peculiar space where chance encounters--a stranger on a plane’s lively turn of phrase, a sign on the side of a Toronto landmark--spark complex pieces. By turns folky and refined, the band sounds at home in "Finding Anyplace." Though the strings take center stage, vocalists Deutsch and Emily Rockarts, as well as sprightly mandolin (Adrian Gross), expand the sonic palette, as does the subtle edge contributed by David Travers-Smith’s imaginative production. Marimba and hand drums merge with the band’s core sound. American spiritual gem “Wayfaring Stranger” gets an eerie treatment, while pieces like “Anyplace” swirl with melodies that hint at everything from hardanger tunes to Carpathian dances and that converse with all the beauty of classical technique. Deutsch weaves original works with traditional pieces, sometimes on a single track (“This and That Set”). For all its far-flung tendencies, the music feels grounded, of a piece, and yet never too comfortable or settled. “The identity of the band doesn’t fit neatly into something. There are songs that we can learn by ear, and then there are pieces that everyone needs a chart for. Even then, I don’t want them to do exactly what I’ve written. I want to maintain a freer sound.” Formed in 2012, Ozere released their EP "Three Generations" in 2013, and will be touring their new release "Finding Anyplace" in Fall 2015 in the U.S. and Canada. The band is made up of fiddle, voice, mandolin, cello and bass.