Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images One musician who canceled their upcoming New Year’s performance at the unofficially renamed Kennedy Center wasn’t afraid to be candid about the reason why. Acclaimed tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, a member of the jazz septet The Cookers, wrote about his feelings regarding the ensemble’s decision to cancel their scheduled New Year’s Eve performances at the historic performing arts center, which now bears Donald Trump’s name on its exterior. “I would never even consider performing in a venue bearing a name (and being controlled by the kind of board) that represents overt racism and deliberate destruction of African American music and culture,” Harper said on Facebook Saturday, responding to a comment on a post from Jazz Stage. Read more at The Daily Beast.