Kennedy Center President Threatens Lawsuit Against Musician Who Canceled Christmas Eve Concert Because Of Venue Renaming After Trump

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• This is your official notice that we will seek $1 million in damages from you for this political stunt.” Watch on Deadline Redd, a jazz drummer and vibraphonist, has hosted the yearly fete “Jazz Jams” at the historical arts venue since 2006, having taken over duties following former host and jazz bassist Keter Betts’ death.
• “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” he told the AP of his decision.
• The addition of Trump’s name to the John F.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts — named in honor of the former president, who was assassinated — appears to be in violation of a 1964 statute that prohibits the addition of names on memorials to anyone other than JFK.