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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), Berkeley Public Library (2011), and Jazz Heritage Center Lush Life Gallery for Black History Month (2012).

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.

Tag Archives: Jazz

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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Jeremy Pelt Quintet @ Yoshi’s Oakland

Jeremy Pelt – trumpet/flugelhorn Danny Grissett – piano J. D. Allen – tenor saxaphone Dwayne Burno – acoustic bass Darrell Green – drums Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and his band played two great sets at Yoshi’s Oakland on January 15, 2009.

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10 for Monday

I was recently asked to select 8-10 jazz photos that I would submit for an exhibit.  Where does one begin? Which photos to select? Where is that photo that I thought was supercool? The 10 images selected were taken at Bay Area music events and festivals over the past four years. Update: I have been selected...

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