"It is above all 'beautiful' in the conventional European-classical sense. It sounds uplifting, ingenious, atmospheric. The jazz rhythms integrate quite seamlessly into the whole."
Jazzthetik

Mathei Florea New Grounds is an eight-member Berlin based modern-nordic jazz band. When combining standard jazz quartet with strings it becomes a musical delight – a mixture of modern jazz and classical music. The founder and leader of this group is a talented pianist Mathei Florea. Compositions are greatly inspired by Petros Klampanis and Arvo Pärt.

Mathei Florea New Grounds is a group founded in Berlin in winter 2019. The band consists of Mathei Florea, Alvise Carli, Aleksandra Błachno-Kulig, Philine Höhnisch, Kornelia Jamborowicz, Björn Atle Anfinsen, Cookie Stephenson, and Johannes Metzger. Berlin's art scene has definitely enraptured and inspired all the musicians. It is the city where they all met and also recorded their music.

In April 2020, the band released their first tune, "Notched Trees," along with a live video. The band proceeded to record their first album at Jazzanova Studio, located in Berlin, during 2022. The album, named “Snap,” was released in April 2024. Two live videos were released from the recording session. In May and June 2024, they did the album release tour in Europe and recorded a live video from their concert at Philly Joe’s Jazz Club.