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Welcome to Pixelbarry.com

James Knox is music reviewer/photographer for www.j-notes.com and www.pixelbarry.com. He has been photographing and writing about the San Francisco Bay Area jazz scene since 2002. His writing has been featured in Jazz Review and Blogcritics. His photographs have been featured in the SF Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal Weekend Edition, and on the album covers for Clairdee, Adam Shulman, and Nicolas Bearde.

James has photographed Monterey Jazz Festival, SFJAZZ, Vallejo Jazz Festival, The Jazzschool in Berkeley, Yoshi's Jazz Club, Berkeley Jazz Festival, Jazz at Pearl's, San Jose Jazz Festival, Malcolm X Jazz Arts Festival, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Art and Soul Oakland Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Anna's Jazz Island, Jazz on the River/Russian River Jazz Festival and countless music concerts. He also enjoys photographing nature, architecture, food, classic cars, and neon signage.

His jazz photography has been exhibited at the San Francisco Main Public Library (2007) and The Jazzschool in Berkeley (2008). He is currently working on a new exhibit for Jazz Appreciation Month (April 2010) with the San Jose Jazz Festival.

"James Knox is a great Bay Area ambassador for Jazz. His photographs are vibrant and beautiful and capture the true spirit and soul of the AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival. It is a pleasure working with him every year." - Geoff Roach, Executive Director, San Jose Jazz

James credits his passion for photography and jazz to his parents, Ritson and Elizabeth Knox.

Tag Archives: Jazz

Crooner

My friend Theo crooning at The Jazzschool in April. A few years ago, we used to sing in choir together. I am really happy for him.

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Kurt Elling w/The Count Basie Orchestra @ Davies Symphony Hall

Kurt Elling w/The Count Basie Orchestra @ Davies Symphony Hall performing the music of William “Count” Basie and Frank Sinatra for the SFJAZZ Spring Season. The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Bill Hughes.

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Hears Looking At You Photo Exhibit – A Visual Essay of Jazz and Blues – Now thru July 31

Hears Looking At You Photo – A Visual Essay of Jazz and Blues Jazz and Blues Art Photography of Kamau Amen-Ra, Tasin Sabir, Edward Miller, Charles Rhone, James Knox Location: San Leandro Public Library Street: 300 Estudillo Avenue City/Town: San Leandro, CA Exhibit Dates: July 1 – 31 2010 Artists’ Reception: Thursday, July 15, 6:30PM...

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Bill Henderson @ San Jose Jazz Festival 2009

Bill Henderson is one of my favorite vocalists on the planet. Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt introduced me to his music several years ago. I actually first heard him on Charlie Haden’s The Art of the Song album which also featured Shirley Horn. I took this photo of him at the San Jose Jazz Festival in 2009.

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Brian Ho OGD Trio

Brian Ho swinging hard on his Hammond B3 organ with his trio at Jupiter in Berkeley.

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Charles Lloyd @ Palace of Fine Arts

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

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Natalie Cole @ Yoshi’s Oakland

I have been loving Natalie Cole for as long as I can remember. You cannot imagine how overjoyed I was to hear and photograph her in concert this weekend. It will be an experience I will treasure always. More photos from this great can be seen here.

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Patti Austin @ Yoshi’s San Francisco

Patti Austin – Yoshi’s San Francisco I have loved Patti Austin for as long as I can remember. It was an honor to photograph her shows. I saw her three times during her run and each show was amazing. You can see more photos from her show here.

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Ernestine Anderson @ Yoshi’s San Francisco

Ernestine told her band, “Play like you had the blues last night.” That is exactly what they did.

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Fillmore Jazz Festival 2009

The Fillmore Jazz Festival was held July 4 and 5 on Fillmore Street running from Eddy Street up to Jackson Street. There were three different performance stages featuring jazz, blues, latin and soul music. There were even swing dancing lessons. My photo highlights  include the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra f/t Faye Carol, Marcus Shelby &...

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