Quadro Nuevo

About

Quadro Nuevo is a German acoustic quartet founded in 1996 near Salzburg, whose music draws on tango, flamenco, Balkan swing, valse musette and Mediterranean folk to forge a sound that sits comfortably in no single genre. The core trio of saxophonist Mulo Francel, accordionist Andreas Hinterseher and bassist D.D. Lowka has given over 4,000 concerts worldwide, from Carnegie Hall to the Montreal Jazz Festival. Their 2004 album Mocca Flor topped the German world music charts and later earned a Gold Record; two ECHO awards followed in 2010 and 2011. Their 2025 album Inside the Island, recorded on the Greek island of Samos, marks the debut of guitarist Philipp Schiepek as a permanent member.

4000+

concerts worldwide since 1996

2×

ECHO awards (German Phono Academy), category Jazz/World Music Best Live Act, 2010 and 2011

German world music charts peak position (album Mocca Flor, 2004)

100K+

copies sold in Germany (album Mocca Flor, Gold Record)

What's new

2025-10
Quadro Nuevo released their album Inside the Island on October 24, 2025, via GLM Music - a musical travelogue recorded on the Greek island of Samos with new permanent member guitarist Philipp Schiepek.
2024-12
Quadro Nuevo released Songs for Peace, a 30-track collection, on December 12, 2024.
2024-04
The album Happy Deluxe was released on April 12, 2024, featuring reinterpretations of Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' and Bobby McFerrin's 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' alongside new originals.
2024-04
Quadro Nuevo undertook a US tour in autumn 2024 with New York vibraphonist Tim Collins.
2019
The album Mocca Flor (2004) was awarded a Gold Record by the German Recording Industry for 100,000 copies sold in Germany.

Tour

RavensburgWertheimNürnbergLeipzigKölnDarmstadtHallstadtMünchenBautzenMiesbachRothNeuburg an der DonauMünster

Tracks

Mocca Flortitle track of their 2004 breakthrough album, #1 German world music charts, Gold Record

Tango Bitter Sweetsignature tango piece, title track of 2007 album

Paroles, Parolesfan favourite, regularly performed live

Flying Carpet2017 collaboration with German-Egyptian collective Cairo Steps

Inside the Islandtitle track of 2025 album, recorded on Samos, Greece

Upcoming · 3

Thu 22.10. 20:00 ROXY Ulm, Ulm

Quadro Nuevo

A world-class concert by Quadro Nuevo, blending classical music with flamenco and world music elements.

concert Classical

Wed 9.12. 19:30 Stadttheater Fürth, Fürth

Quadro Nuevo

Quadro Nuevo performs live at the Stadttheater Fürth - an evening of world jazz from this distinctive quartet.

concert World music

Wed 17.3. 20:00 Prinzregententheater, Munich

Quadro Nuevo & Cairo Steps

An international world music collaboration bringing together Quadro Nuevo and Cairo Steps to the Munich stage.

concert World music

Past · 3

Fri 7.8. 19:30 Serenadenhof Nürnberg, Nuremberg

Quadro Nuevo - 30 Years Around the World

Quadro Nuevo celebrates 30 years of music-making with a concert in Nuremberg, featuring world music from their extensive repertoire.

concert World music

Sat 25.7. 20:00 Kulturzentrum am Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd 23 €

Birgit Minichmayr & Quadro Nuevo

Birgit Minichmayr and Quadro Nuevo perform selected Shakespeare sonnets in a musical show that fuses word and sound into a unified artistic experience.

concert Jazz