Christopher James Knox is a freelance writer of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction who has written extensively on the history of jazz and the contemporary music scene. Among other outlets, his work has appeared in Jazz Speaks, Rainy Day, and The Cornell Book Review. Educated at Cornell University, he has held positions at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, The Jazz Gallery, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. An advocate of jazz and a devotee of the New York scene, he is currently at work on a trilogy of jazz novels and an oral history of the iconic Greenwich Village jazz club Smalls, among other projects. When he is not writing about music and culture, he enjoys dropping by his favorite jazz clubs for the late-night jam sessions. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he now calls Harlem home.
