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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

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Chuck Redd, who has toured with Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Brown, said he called off the event he has presided over since 2006 after hearing of the building's name...

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Chuck Redd, who has toured with Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Brown, said he called off the event he has presided over since 2006 after hearing of the building's name...

  2. Breitbart News

    Musician Chuck Redd Cancels Kennedy Center Christmas Eve Jazz Concert After Trump Name Added to Building (opens Breitbart News)

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    A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled.

  3. Deadline

    Kennedy Center Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled Over Trump Name (opens Deadline)

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    A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled by its host this year after addition of Donald Trump's name to arts building.

  4. Fox News

    Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled at Kennedy Center after Trump name added to building (opens Fox News)

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    Jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled his Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump's name was added to the Washington, D.C., performing arts facility.

  5. Fortune

    Drummer cancels Christmas Eve 'Jazz Jams' at Kennedy Center after name change, ending 20-year tradition (opens Fortune)

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    “When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Chuck Redd told the AP.

  6. New York Post

    Trump-Kennedy Center Christmas Eve concert canceled after host pulls out in protest of rebrand (opens New York Post)

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    A Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Trump-Kennedy Center was canceled Wednesday after the host of the annual holiday jam pulled out in protest of the iconic venue’s name change.

  7. Rolling Stone

    Kennedy Center's Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump's Venue Name Change (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled following the addition of Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, D.C. venue.

  8. New York Post

    Trump fans blast musician who canceled holiday concert to protest Kennedy Center rebrand: ‘Super bad TDS’ (opens New York Post)

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    Drummer and vibraphone player Chuck Redd pulled the plug on his "Christmas Eve Jazz Jam" show shortly before guests were due to take their seats.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Kennedy Center jazz performance canceled due to renaming fight (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Chuck Redd canceled the planned Christmas Eve jazz concert after the Kennedy Center board voted to include Donald Trump in the venue's name.

  10. Time

    Kennedy Center’s Christmas Eve Jazz Show Cancelled After Trump Name Change (opens Time)

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    Jazz drummer Chuck Redd has cancelled the jazz show citing Donald Trump's name added to The Kennedy Center

  11. RedState

    Christmas Eve Concert Canceled at Trump Kennedy Center As Woke Scolds Throw Tantrum (opens RedState)

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    Christmas Eve concert at Kennedy Center canceled amid controversy over Trump

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