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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: June 2011

Sarah Dash

Sarah on the red carpet of The Rrazz Room’s 3rd Annual Rrazziversary benefiting St. Judes Research. Sarah burning up The Rrazz Room stage later in the evening. I asked Sarah if she was going to sing “Sinnerman?” She said “Yes!” I was a very happy man!

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Anticipating the groove…

I captured singer Rhonda Benin in the midst of putting down a serious groove at the Bayview Music Festival in San Francisco earlier this month.

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And the winner is…

Grassroots Composers Ensemble Live at EastSide Arts Alliance – April 2011 – They play great jazz every first Friday of the month. Trumpeter Khalil Shaheed – Yoshi’s Oakland – April 2010 I have very pleased to announce that my two photos above received Merit Awards in the Visit Oakland 2011 Photo Contest. This is my...

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