Workers adjust the name of the “John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts” on December 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Kennedy Center Board of Trustees voted in what they say was a unanimous decision to rename the facility “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts”.Heather Diehl / Getty Images
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
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 change.