Quadro Nuevo
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Quadro Nuevo is a German acoustic quartet which was founded in 1996 and can be categorized as World Music and Jazz. The band is comprised of Robert Wolf, Mulo Francel, D.D. Lowka and Andreas Hinterseher (original Heinz-Ludger Jeromine). Within the last decade the band played about 1500 concerts all over the world and is with its numerous awards and Chart Positions among the internationally most successful German Jazz Bands. Their style is a composition of (cit. Quadro Nuevo) "Tango, Valse Musette, Flamenco, lovely dedusted filmmusic and an almost faded Italy".
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[edit] Line-up
The members of the band consist of:
- Mulo Francel (sax, clarinet, mandoline, vibraphon and others)
- Robert Wolf (guitar and others)
- Andreas Hinterseher (accordion, vibrandoneon, piano and others)
- D.D. Lowka (acoustic bass, percussions and others)
[edit] Discography
- Luna Rossa (1998)
- Buongiorno Tristezza (1999)
- CinéPassion (2000)
- Canzone della Strada (2002)
- Mocca Flor (2004)
- Tango Bitter Sweet (2006)
as well as a live-recording of a concert during the 35th Jazz-Festival in Burghausen/ Germany ("Jazzwoche Burghausen") on DVD (Quadro Nuevo LIVE)
[edit] Awards and Charts Positions
- 13 German Jazz Awards
- 5 European Impala Awards (Silver)
- # 1 of the German World Music Charts (Album "Mocca Flor")
- # 1 of the German World Music Charts (Album "Tango Bitter Sweet")
- # 3 of the German Jazz Charts (Album "Mocca Flor")
- # 2 of the German Jazz Charts (Album "Tango Bitter Sweet")
- Entry within the Top 100 of the German Album Charts (Album "Mocca Flor")
- Entry at position 47 within the Top 100 of the German Album Charts (Album "Tango Bitter Sweet")
