Kerbaj, Sehnaoui, Yassine

Jazz | Lebanon + France

The members of this groundbreaking trio, Mazen Kerbaj (saxophone and trumpet, prepared or un-prepared), Sharif Sehnaoui (electric guitar), Raed Yassin (double-bass) are pioneers of the young and burgeoning experimental and free improv scene in Beirut.

Mazen Kerbaj is a comic artist who publishes his work regularly. He has played widely, solo and in groups, in Lebanon, Syria, France, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, and the USA.

After an early start with piano and guitar, Sharif Sehnaoui (1976) arrived in Paris in 1996 to learn jazz, and discovered improvisation. He is a member of Ivraie Improvisation Orchestra based in Instants Chavirés, and of Topophonie, an association which organises performances in public spaces. He has collaborated with Stéphane Rives, Christine Sehnaoui, Thierry Madiot, Franz Hautzinger and Le Quan Ninh.

Raed Yassin (1979) graduated from the Beirut Fine Arts University (theater and video) in 2003. He lives and works in Beirut as a musician (double bass, radio, tapes & electronics), sound composer, video artist and performer.