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A message from the Cookers!!

𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 (𝟭-𝟰-𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝗮.𝗺.) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗠𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 $𝟭𝟴,𝟬𝟬𝟬, 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 $𝟭𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬.

The jazz group The Cookers has established a GoFundMe page after its cancellation of a New Year's Eve performance at the Kennedy Center.

Here is the group's statement:

Help The Cookers After Our Kennedy Center Cancellation

We are The Cookers, a jazz septet firing up original hard- and post-bop originals, consisting of Billy Hart, Eddie Henderson, Cecil McBee, George Cables, Donald Harrison, David Weiss, and Azar Lawrence.

Our work is rooted in jazz’s enduring capacity not only to claim human and artistic freedom, but to express it. In that spirit, we are deeply grateful for your willingness to stand with us in solidarity when we canceled our New Year's Eve performance at the Kennedy Center.

We understood that there would be serious consequences, including a substantial financial obligation to the venue under the terms of our contract for facilities services, travel and accommodations we could not recoup, and marketing costs. We are still waiting for a final accounting, but we know the amount will be at least $14,000.

Your contribution in any amount will help us meet this obligation.

Your support also helps sustain the living tradition of jazz that we remain dedicated to carrying forward.

(𝗚𝗼𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗠𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀--)