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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: Yoshi’s

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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And the winner is…

Grassroots Composers Ensemble Live at EastSide Arts Alliance – April 2011 – They play great jazz every first Friday of the month. Trumpeter Khalil Shaheed – Yoshi’s Oakland – April 2010 I have very pleased to announce that my two photos above received Merit Awards in the Visit Oakland 2011 Photo Contest. This is my...

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Bobby Hutcherson

Bobby Hutcherson – Tribute Concert for Khalil Shaheed @ Yoshi’s Oakland – 04/27/10

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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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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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