Brandy Kayzakian-Rowe is an extremely talented photographer/painter that moved to Portland a couple of years ago.  Before her move, she spent a number of years documenting the Delta Blues scene, which led to her work being featured at the Delta Blues Museum, on album covers, and many other situations.

Now that she’s in Portland, she’s focusing on the jazz scene, photographing musicians in all sorts of settings - performing, teaching, recording, etc.  Recently, she’s been focusing on Thara Memory, photographing the Mel Brown Septet (on the night of Memory’s return), the Superband, and the Pacific Crest jazz ensemble.

Some of her work will soon be featured in the JazzPDX.org gallery page, but for now, you can find her work on her website and her Flickr page.

Be sure to check out the JazzPDX.org Picture Gallery for pictures of some of Portland’s top musicians including:

• The Incredible Journey of Jazz at the Portland Jazz Festival - featuring Stan Bock, Derek Sims, Bryan Dickerson, etc.
• Ron Steen’s Produce Row Jam Session - featuring Russell Scott, Greg Goebel, Dan Gaynor, etc.
• Shelly Rudolph’s Band - featuring Ron Steen, Dave Captein, and Clay Giberson
• Thara Memory’s Superband - featuring Janice Scroggins, Stevie Ray Mays, Marylin Keller, etc.
• Diesel 10 - featuring Dan Balmer, Jeff Leonard, and Alan Jones
• Another Produce Row Jam - featuring Phil Baker, John Stowell, Derek Sims, etc.
• Shelly Rudolph Trio - featuring Clay Giberson and John Nastos
• Sweet Baby James - featuring Louis Pain, Renato Caranto, and Micah Kassell
• Drew Shoals Collective - featuring Ben Darwish, Farnell Newton, Eric Gruber, and John Nastos

Lynn Darroch on Rob Scheps

Lynn Darroch on Thara Memory’s new CD: “Chronicle”