Kennedy Center cancels New Year’s Eve performances amid naming controversy
The Cookers cancel New Year’s Eve shows at renamed Trump Kennedy Center as backlash grows
WASHINGTON — The veteran jazz ensemble the Cookers has canceled its New Year’s Eve performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., becoming the latest group to pull out after the arts institution was renamed to include President Donald Trump’s name.
“Jazz was born from struggle and from a relentless insistence on freedom: freedom of thought, of expression, and of the full human voice,” the band said in a statement announcing its…