Mazen Kerbaj, born in 1975, lives and works in Beirut. His main activities are comics, paintings and music. Besides working as a freelance illustrator for advertising, children books and magazines, he published 9 books and many short stories.
He is also one of the founders of the Lebanese free improvisation scene, both as a trumpet player and as an active member in the MILL association that organizes the annual Irtijal festival in Beirut since 2001. In 2005 he launched Al Maslakh, the first label for this music in the region.
Mazen Kerbaj also teaches illustration and graphic design at AUB, LAU and ALBA universities. For more information: www.kerbaj.com
"Starry Night" (excerpt) 6.31 min
a minimalistic improvisation by:
mazen kerbaj / trumpet
the israeli air force / bombs
recorded by mazen kerbaj on the balcony of his flat in beirut,
on the night of 15th to 16th of july 2006.
© mazen kerbaj 2006
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