Mash formed in Vienna, Austria after András Dés moved to the city. Starting out as a duo the spark to discover new ways of playing music was the main reason that brought Mahan Mirarab and Dés together. The Austiran clarinet player Vincent Pongrácz was the last one to join the band. The three musicians have been proactive in searching for and exploring new ways of creating an original sound on their instruments and together. Mash aims to create an aesthetic sound within the context of polyrhythms and microtonality. Using maximum possibilities on clarinet, guitars and percussions, Mash creates simple yet sophisticated melodies. András plays the role of a drummer on his right hand and a percussionist on his left hand, while Mahan plays the bass lines with his thumb simultaneously playing melodies and chords with the other three fingers. Pongrácz who is usually moving between jazz, hip hop, rap, electronic music and free improvisation explores the possibilities of microtonal textures and soloing in this context. Over the years András has developed his unique percussion set and he is always looking for new sounds in a wide range from everyday's objects to the instruments with deep traditional roots. Notably using fretless guitar, Mahan specialises in blending the Middle Eastern microtonal system with jazz. By taking full advantage of all their options as players and bringing together their cultural backgrounds from Hungary, Iran and Austria, they aim to build a bridge between acoustic and electronic music to create their own form of contemporary jazz.