Two more acts have canceled their upcoming performances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the wake of Donald Trump adding his name to the historic forum, according to the New York Times.
A veteran jazz septet known as The Cookers canceled two New Year’s Eve performances. They announced the move in a statement on Monday, writing, “Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice.”
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The group’s drummer, Billy Hart, told the Times that Trump’s name change “evidently” influenced The Cookers’ decision
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