13 Feb Mazen Kerbaj, painter, writer and trumpeter
Mazen Kerbaj was born in 1975 in Beirut and lived there since. His main activities are comics, painting and music. After having done a lot of work for different publishers and magazines, it is in March 2000 that he releases some of his more personal works in his Journal 1999 (a diary in comic format). He self-published eight other books and many short stories since.
Besides writing and drawing, Mazen is a trumpet player. He plays in jazz trio’s and duo’s and makes interesting noises with his trumpet…
An interesting recording made on his balcony in Beirut is called: a minimalistic improvisation by: mazen kerbaj
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. Website: [www.kerbaj.com]