"Your decision to withdraw at the last moment explicitly in response to the Center's recent renaming, which honors President Trump's extraordinary efforts to save this national treasure is classic intolerance and very costly to a non-profit Arts institution, the venue's president, Richard Grenell, wrote in a letter to musician Chuck Redd that was shared with the Associated Press. In the letter, Grenell said he would seek $1m in damages for this political stunt."
"A drummer and vibraphone player, Redd has presided over holiday Jazz Jams at the Kennedy Center since 2006, succeeding bassist William Keter Betts. In an email Wednesday to the Associated Press, Redd said he pulled out of the concert in the wake of the renaming. When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert, Redd said."
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell demanded $1 million in damages from musician Chuck Redd after Redd canceled a scheduled Christmas Eve performance. Grenell described the last‑minute withdrawal as 'classic intolerance' and 'very costly' to the nonprofit, saying Redd acted explicitly in response to the center's renaming that honors President Trump's efforts to save the institution. Redd, a drummer and vibraphone player who has led holiday Jazz Jams since 2006, said he canceled after seeing the name change on the Kennedy Center website and building. The White House said a Trump‑handpicked board approved the renaming; scholars and Kennedy family members have questioned the legality and vowed to seek removal.
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