There isn’t the time or resources. Most performers of all kinds are left wing. Good luck finding ones that aren’t and good luck finding people in DC who are willing to buy tickets to Trumps Kennedy Center. It’s a disaster.
The president said he didn’t change the name, the board of trustees changed it. Perhaps they did, but he could have refused to go along with it. To most people, the result appears to be simply another part of a Vanity Project.
This set the stage for a partisan fight or new stumbling block that did not need to happen. There’s almost no way to undo it without straight up admitting a mistake was made.
I’m not holding my breath on that one. Oh well. Newer contacts will have to be made to replace the Refuseniks.
The Midwest has Jazz players. In fact, most local artists are as good as those with notoriety.
Check out Praise & Worship teams too.