"Vivid jazz, with a very tangible, dynamic beat. Yet even when the group pushes the intensity, the marriage of beat and melody are never far off."   All About Jazz 

“You’re immediately taken by the sauciness and the contagious joy of playing. The scope of the music is striking, from fusion to Brecht-inspired and Indian-oriented. All equally wonderful, vivid!” Alexander Agrell  Helsingborgs Dagblad

Martina Almgren Quartet is synonymous with fresh, exploring, rhythmically dynamic quartet jazz, with an exotic ethnic character and room for free improvisation.
Drummer and composer Martina Almgren provides the musical material that melodically and rhythmically varies from soft ballads to more passionate and bubbly songs. Bassist Owe Almgren is an imaginative musician and the interaction in unison with Bjoern Almgren's powerful tenor sax makes the quartet at times sound bigger than they are, which is enhanced by Tommy Kotter's subtle and pulsating piano parts.

MAQ, founded as early as in 1998 very soon became a sought after live band and is described as "a colourful addition to the Swedish jazz elite".