The trio consists of Markus Moser, a guitarist from Biel (CH), André Hahne, a bassist from Lausanne (CH), and drummer Markus Ostfeld from Hilden (D). It was founded out of a desire to develop and arrange pieces together—indulging in the luxury of working without the pressure of immediate results, instead enjoying the pleasure of long-term creative collaboration.
O.H.M first existed in an earlier version in 2010, then with guest singer Bruno Amstadt. In great freedom, the trio finds its identity in authenticity, in the pursuit of a shared sound and language, taking the time to collaboratively arrange compositions by the guitarist or bassist.
The trio gives space to both the softer tones of a classical guitar and the sharper sounds of an electric jazz guitar. As heirs to the legacy of the Allan Holdsworth Trio, the Lage Lund Trio, and even Wes Montgomery, O.H.M presents personal music in the grand tradition of trios. It moves between freedom and more complex arrangements, yet remains faithful to relatively simple and intuitive melodies.
Markus "Marcito" Ostfeld - drummer & producer
Markus "Marcito" Ostfeld was born in a family of musicians. His father is a bassist, his mother a choir singer. Marcito got his first drumkit for his third birthday. After finishing school, he studied latin drums- & percussion at the Drummers Institute Düsseldorf and in La Habana, Cuba.
Over the years he played for example with MV Caldera, Juan Munguía (Irakere), Alexander Abreu (Havana D'Primera), Richard Pizzorno (Quincy Jones), Ufo Walter (Randy Hansen), Francelet-Moser, Marcus Moser Latin Spirit, VOLVER or Alex's kept secret. In the group of latin guitar virtuoso Stefan Glass, Marcito took over the chair from Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez. He toured trough Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Markus also works as a producer and chief engineer of the Westfalen Studios Dortmund, Germany.
For the latin album "Reencuentro" by MV Caldera he got a nominee for the Pepsi Music Awards (best album of the year).
André Hahne - bassist & composer
André Hahne is a German/New Zealand musician living and working in Switzerland.
He’s well known as a composer , bassist and founder of various projects such as the No Square Quartet & 60 Miles Trio. He has played with these projects all around the world resulting in numerous cd’s. He also creates music for theatre pieces.
He is a excellent accompanist and a talented soloist. He has a strong sense of melody and recently he has concentrated his research in polyrythms.
If when he was student the record of Miles Davis « The Man with the Horn » introduced him to jazz, now he’s latest influences among others are the music of Ambrose Akinmusire and Tigan Hamasyan.
He is also director of of the label Nova Jazz who organises concerts and the yearly jazz festival in Yverdon-les-bains, Switzerland.
Markus Moser - guitarist & composer
With eight years already discovered Moser his passion for music,
and then he studied guitar diligently.Inspired by the modern music,
he became increasingly interested in improvisation and jazz.
Finally, he went several times to Cuba, to devote himself to the AfroCuban music.
His compositions are a mix of afrokubanischem and Latin American with
Europeancurrent jazz. Among structured material, he cultivated
spontaneous Interplays and leaves open spaces for improvisation.
He performed at various jazz festivals around the world (Havana / Cuba,
Stuttgart / Germany, Namur / Belgium, Prague / Czech Republic).
Tours take it regularly throughout Europe and Latin America.
Moser worked with numerous renowned musicians like Juan Munguia (Irakere),
Marcos Fernandez (Eliades Ochoa CU), Glenn Ferris, or Helvetic musicians like
Jan Galega Brönniman, Wolfgang Zwiauer, Bruno Amstad and in groups like
Sims, Fat Lip, Glenn Ferris. To Moser's own successful projects include
M2 / 5 (Markus Moser Quintet) and OUACH and Marcus Moser Latin Spirit.