Béla Fleck on dropping his Kennedy Center shows: ‘Not canceling is taking a side’
- Posted on January 7, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Béla Fleck on dropping his Kennedy Center shows: ‘Not canceling is taking a side’

The acclaimed banjoist says playing at an arts institution remolded by President Donald Trump would be a political statement, and he didn’t want to make one.