Out of the Mist is an album by saxophonist Joseph Jarman and violinist Leroy Jenkins, which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Ocean label.

[1][2] Jarman, Jenkins, and pianist Myra Melford would go on to form the collaborative trio Equal Interest.

There's a ceremonial feel to the playing; a stateliness that focuses the improvisations as surely as a handy stopwatch, cordiality co-exists with chaos".

[3] A Billboard reviewer commented: "The avant-garde proves to be alive and well as genre giants meet...

This progressive session creates memorable atmospheres of acoustic tones plucked, blown, and beaten in a kind of world-jazz blend influenced by not only African and East Asian styles but also by European modern classical music.