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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: singer

Jua Sings!!!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Posted in Jazz, Photography, Singers

Vocalist Jua Howard at the Downtown Berkeley Music Festival in August 2011. If you have not heard Jua sing then you definitely want to check him out. He is currently working on his second album project. Please support live music!!!

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She’s our Dreamgirl!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Posted in Photography, Singers, This is My Oakland!

Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday sang notes to the heavens at Oakland Pride this past Sunday.

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Renee’ Wilson – Crepe Covered Sidewalk Documentary @ MoAD

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Posted in Photography

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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