Quartetto Magritte was born in Bologna in 1993, on the initiative of Italian composer, pianist, and accordionist Maurizio Minardi Their first album 'Le Vacanze Di Hegel' was released in 1997: Tango, habanera, impressionistic and minimal sounds, jazz improvisation, and baroque music. In 1998, the magazine “Futura Music” produced Breton. The same year, Quartetto Magritte won the Arezzo Wave Festival, and one of the songs, “Cubi”, was edited by Polygram. In 2002 participation to the radio show “DemoRai” (promoting independent music). The same year production of the CD “L’amantenuta”. The Track L'amantenuta​​​​​​​​​​ in the remix version, choised from Paul Murphy and published from Afro Art Records with the title ‘Malanotte’ In 2005, Quartetto Magritte won the Moneta d’Argento (second prize) in the jazz section of the second edition of the Mantua Music Festival. In 2008, the ensemble released 'Cofferatzinger' After 2008, the leader and founder of the group, Maurizio Minardi, moved to London where he published the album 'The Cook, the Clown, the Monk and the Accordionist' and carried out numerous tours in England and Europe. Since 2017, Maurizio Minardi has been based in Paris, where he released the album Le Chat Brel with violinist Gabriel Bismut. Quartetto Magritte is currently working on a new album, which will be released in the second half of 2025