YOU NEED TO KNOW Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell is seeking damages from Chuck Redd, the jazz musician who canceled his Christmas Eve Jazz Jam concert at the venue. The longtime Jazz Jam host was canceled shortly after the site was renamed the Trump Kennedy Center on both its website and the building’s signage. “This … Read more
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell blasted an artist’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC arts venue. In a letter, a copy of which the Kennedy Center shared with CNN, Grenell strongly criticizes the actions of jazz artist Chuck Redd and … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A jazz concert planned for Christmas Eve at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says he called off the performance after the White House announced last week that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to … Read more