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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.

Tag Archives: San Francisco

A Special Salute to Jazz for Black History Month @ The Jazz Heritage Center

A Special Jazz Salute to Black History Month – February 1 thru March 4, 2012 – Jazz Heritage Center Lush Life Gallery – 1320 Fillmore Street – San Francisco. Opening reception and panel discussion on February 2 from 6-9pm. The panel discussion will be from 6-7pm in the Jazz Heritage Center Media Room and moderated...

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Night With The Divas

I had the pleasure of photographing “Night with the Divas” – a concert benefiting Black Coalition on AIDS and Rafiki Wellness Center in San Francisco. The featured divas included Paula West, Jennifer Bryce, Denise Perrier, and Faye Carol. They were backed by the Marcus Shelby Trio featuring Marcus Shelby on bass, Adam Shulman on piano,...

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Dee Dee Bridgewater @ Yoshi’s SF

Dee Dee Bridgewater mesmerized us recently at Yoshi’s San Francisco singing the music of jazz legend Billie Holiday. She was phenomenal!

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Amanda King @ The Rrazz Room

Chanteuse Amanda King belting her heart out on a ballad at The Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. You can see more photos of Amanda, here.

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Denise Perrier @ AfroSolo Peace Concert – Yerba Buena Gardens

Denise Perrier with the Junius Courtney Big Band AfroSolo Peace Concert Yerba Buena Gardens 08/07/2010

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Renee’ Wilson – Crepe Covered Sidewalk Documentary @ MoAD

www.reneewilson.org Actor, singer, songwriter, filmmaker Renee Wilson wrote and filmed the documentary "Crepe Covered Sidewalks" about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It also showed how the hurricane effected her family in New Orleans. It was presented last week at the Museum of African Diaspora in San Francisco. She is joined here by...

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Vesta Williams @ The Rrazz Room

Vesta Williams @ The Rrazz Room She looks and sounds wonderful!!!

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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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I used to rule the streets!

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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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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