Jaime Crespo

Jaime Crespo (born in 1961 in California) is an American multi-artist, musician, and writer of Mexican/Yaqui descent. Crespo is best known for the underground comic strips Tales From the Edge of Hell and Slice O' Life/Slices, as well as the comic books Narcolepsy Dreams and Numb Skull. He is currently the creator of the comic book Tortilla and is working on his first graphic novel Turk Street Serenade, an account of his time as a janitor/maintenance man at a San Francisco SRO hotel in the mid-1980s. His work has appeared in numerous publications such as the SF Bay Guardian, the North Bay Bohemian, Snicker, X-Ray, Bagazine, Deadbeat, La Voz de Puerto Rico, Prism (NYC), Harpoon and many others. He is also a recurring participant in the Latino Comics Expo.

Crespo's folk art has appeared in several group and solo shows. He is also the guitarist and front man of the musical group The Nairobi Trio, which has been best described as loud, interpretive Americana (Stooges meet Lightnin' Hopkins). He plays guitar, slide guitar, lap steel, banjo, ukulele and other instruments for his solo musical endeavors.

Crespo presently resides in Northern California with his cat.