Mazen Kerbaj is widely considered as one of the initiators and key players of the Lebanese free improvisation and experimental music scene. He is co-founder and active member of MILL, the cultural music association behind Irtijal, an improvisation music festival held in Beirut since 2001, and co-founder of Al Maslakh, the first label for experimental music in the region operating since 2005.
Besides his musical works, he is an amazing cartoon artist and graphic designer. He was born in Beirut, and is presently based in Berlin.

14 years after his first (and only) solo album “Brt Vrt Zrt Krt” (Al Maslakh, 2005) Mazen returns with a series of subtle compositions of his own with not one but two(!) solo albums full of the prepared trumpet tweakery that he is known for. Find Volume 2.2 here.
“Whilst Vol. 2.1 showcases his (almost) (un)familiar arsenal of squawks, cackles, howls and squeals, Vol.2.2 goes deep into the nether regions of waltzing drones and bell tweaks so deep that would make most cetaceans loose their concentration.” A description like this makes you feel that you definitely need both.

Recorded in Berlin in 2016, mastered by Rashad Becker
Artwork and design by Mazen Kerbaj

“This album is dedicated to my dear friend Sharif Sehnaoui whose music has always been a source of inspiration.”