Entertainment

Jacksonville Centre of the Arts (JCA) recently presented a modern-day version of the Russian Ballet, “The Firebird” – with a twist. The production was loosely based on a ballet written a century ago, but the […]

Thousands of music lovers from across the country converged downtown for the annual Jacksonville Jazz Festival. Fan favorites ranging from soul crooner Peabo Bryson and Spyro Gyra to local favorites and the talented Tito Puente, […]

A documentary detailing the life and controversial death of Jordan Davis will soon be available on HBO. “When we started this journey, our aim was to make sure that Jordan’s story was not going to […]

KATE BRUMBACK and TAMARA LUSH ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) – Bobbi Kristina Houston wanted to sing, act and dance like her megastar parents, Whitney Houston and R&B artist Bobby Brown. Instead, she has mostly made tabloid […]

Maze hits the Florida Theater in Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, January 30th.  The Jacksonville Free Press had a chance to speak to longtime Maze featuring Frankie Beverly group member, conga and background vocalist Roame Lowry; and […]

After 25 years, T-Boz and Chilli, will release a final album as TLC. The two remaining members of the hip-hop group created a Kickstarter campaign on January 19th to fund the upcoming project. Tionne “T-Boz” […]

by Sandy Cohen PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Through archival footage and interviews with her family, closest confidants and collaborators, Nina Simone comes to life again — still enigmatic but more easily understood — in […]

The 1952 fatal shooting of a prominent white doctor by a wealthy Black woman in rural north Florida still puzzles many to this day. The documentary You Belong to Me is the latest exploration into […]