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James Barry Knox Photography bio picture

Welcome to the view through my eyes.

James has been photographing and writing about the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene since 2002 after attending the Monterey Jazz Festival for his first time.  His writing has been featured online on Jazz Review and Blogcritics. His photographs have been featured in the SF Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, Visiting Oakland Tourist Guide and album covers and for local and national jazz musicians. He is also a contributing photographer for Cuisine Noir Magazine and SFJAZZ.

His jazz photography has been exhibited at the San Francisco Main Public Library (2007), The Jazzschool in Berkeley (2008) , Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose (2010) for Jazz Appreciation Month, San Leandro Public Library (2010) and Berkeley Public Library (2011).

James received awards for his photo submissions in the Visiting Oakland Photo Contest in 2010 and 2011.

He credits love for jazz and photography to his parents, Ritson and Elizabeth Knox.

His work can be seen at http://www.j-notes.com and http://www.pixelbarry.com.

Monthly Archives: April 2010

Charles Lloyd @ Palace of Fine Arts

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Posted in Jazz, Photography

Charles Lloyd New Quartet at the Palace of Fine Arts for the SFJAZZ Spring Season.

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Generations in Jazz: Four Photographers – A Glimpse Inside

Friday, April 9, 2010 Posted in Jazz, Photography

A glimpse inside the Generations in Jazz: Four Photographers exhibit running now through April 30. I am very honored to be a part of this exhibit and thankful for all that I have learned in the process of putting this exhibit together. The first photo is our opening exhibit wall and the second photo is...

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Generations in Jazz: Four Photographers – MLK, Jr. Library – April 3-30

Thursday, April 1, 2010 Posted in Jazz, Photography

Generations in Jazz: Four Photographers From Saturday, 03 April 2010 – 10:00am To Friday, 30 April 2010 – 5:00pm Free admission At the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 150 E. San Fernando St., San José, CA 95112 Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday 9:00...

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I used to rule the streets!

Thursday, April 1, 2010 Posted in Classic Cars, Photography

In its day, there was nothing like a big, gas-guzzling, Lincoln Continental Mark IV. Of course, today, the EPA would be all over it for its lack of fuel efficiency but back in the day, it ruled the streets.

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