James Barry Knox Photography » soul

Blues in the night…

James — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:05:16 +0000

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

José James @ The New Parish Oakland

James — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:08:07 +0000

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 also new music from his upcoming album.

Jua Sings!!!

James — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:34:05 +0000

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!!!

The keys of the soul

James — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:48:49 +0000

Still groovin’!

Vesta Williams @ The Rrazz Room

James — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:40:47 +0000

Vesta Williams @ The Rrazz Room

She looks and sounds wonderful!!!

Natalie Cole @ Yoshi’s Oakland

James — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:21:15 +0000

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.

Patti Austin @ Yoshi’s San Francisco

James — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:43:03 +0000

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.

Fillmore Jazz Festival 2009

James — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:44:22 +0000

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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 & Friends (@ Yoshi’s SF), Bay Area Blues Society, and Kim Nalley.

More festival photos on Flickr.