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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: soul

Blues in the night…

Bluesman Alvon Johnson keeping it bluesy for Christmas at Yoshi’s Oakland.

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José James @ The New Parish Oakland

José James – vocals Kris Bowers – keyboards Takuya Kuroda – trumpet Solomon Dorsey – bass Nate Smith – drums Soulful crooner José James returned to the Bay Area for two nights in December. He and his band put on a spectacular show at The New Parish in Oakland. José performed his current hits and...

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Jua Sings!!!

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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The keys of the soul

Still groovin’!

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Vesta Williams @ The Rrazz Room

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

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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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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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