As the 100th anniversary of Black History Month kicks off this month, an annual celebration of jazz and blues is back to bring culture and history to the First Coast.

benefitting Amelia Island Jazz Festival

Contemporary Jazz musician performing with his quintet

If Paul George has his way, Russell Westbrook would end up as the point guard the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t get at the trade deadline.

Pharoah Sanders, a tenor saxophonist revered in the jazz world and known for the spirituality of his work, has died, his record label announced.

Russell Westbrook had more triple-doubles than almost any trio of NBA players, free-throw shooting was better than ever and 3-point shooting was more prolific than ever once again.

The big flashy red carpet has made its return to New York City — albeit in a massive socially distant manner — with the premiere of the third and final season of the FX series, “Pose.”.

It had been a long time since Bishop Kenny’s girls’ basketball team was a title contender. This season, Clark’s Crusaders earned a trip to the state final four. But it’s the way Roberts has evolved her game as the season progressed that has impressed Clark. And during the playoffs, with all of the Crusaders’ games at home, Roberts was able to enjoy the moment. And we had the one-day turnaround last year, it’s going to be a dogfight and we’ve got to play really, really well.”

She’s a descendant of the legendary singer Lena Horne, and she performed at a new jazz club in San Marco Saturday night. The owner of that club, Breezy’s Jazz, which officially opened Thursday, said Saturday was an exciting night for her, as she’s working hard to keep jazz alive in Jacksonville. “Failure was not an option, so we just did whatever we needed to do to keep it moving.”AdJeffers credits jazz music to the survival of the African-American woman. I want to keep jazz alive, so that’s why we created Breezy Jazz House,” she said. Breezy’s is partnering with different organizations in the community, one of which is providing scholarships for children through jazz music.