The 22" Meinl Byzance Jazz Big Apple Ride Cymbal is a specially developed ride, which meets the requirements of traditional old-school jazz music. A smaller bell and distinctive large bow offers a sweet, pearly and full-bodied ping with a long shimmering sustain. New York City, a.k.a. the "Big Apple", the epicenter of Jazz. New York City has had a love affair with Jazz, the story of which is legendary. That's why it's the perfect inspiration for the Byzance Jazz Series Big Apple Ride, a cymbal that captures the history, culture and tradition of all the great Jazz drummers who've spent time swinging in the "Big Apple".