Prepare to be captivated for life by the explosion of sound and unique grooves of Kennedy Administration!
It’s more than a band; it’s a sensory experience, crafting modern music that weaves jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and pop into an irresistible tapestry. Let the rhythms move you, and every vibe resonate when their soulful sounds fill the air.
Based in Brooklyn/NYC, this dynamic project consisting of NYC’s top of the young next level musicians and is driven by the two masterminds: the charismatic powerhouse singer, KENNEDY, and her musical partner, keyboarder and producer extraordinaire ONDRE J, a longstanding collaborator of GREGORY PORTER.
Kennedy Administration isn’t just making music; they’re ushering in a new era of sonic brilliance crossing and fusing multiple genres together with Jazz and outstanding solos and vocals. Their joy and passion are contagious, promising an immersive journey into a world where every note is a celebration. You feel immediately the magnetism and infectious joy.
In the heart of New York, a city of chances, where ventures blossom into projects and where partnerships are born out of odd encounters, Kennedy and Ondre J. met and Kennedy Administration emerged!
It’s the city where Czech-born keyboardist and producer Ondre J played open mikes, churches, club gigs, jam-sessions and along the way connected with Gregory Porter, becoming a go-to collaborator of the Grammy-winning Jazz and R&B singer for almost a decade. It’s also where Ondre met Kennedy, a vocalist and musician who grew up in Michigan and, like Ondre, came alone to New York.
Kennedy, whose musical journey began in her grandfathers small church in Michigan has become a force to be reckoned with in the New York music scene. She grew up with few limits on her listening. Everyone from Anita Baker to Ella Fitzgerald, Sade to Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews to Prince, Kennedy heard and embraced. Since moving east, she has worked with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lynn Carrington, Christian McBride, Jeff Tain Watts, James Genus, Nate Smith , among others — her calling card a powerhouse soulful Jazz voice that combines great influences with character all its own.
As a New York opportunity, Kennedy was get offered a residency and needed a keyboard player. Everyone was already booked and the one that she really wanted wasn’t allowed in the club due to a fight he was involved in a year before at that same club. The only one keyboard player without a gig was OndreJ! The chemistry between both was just right, the show a great success and Kennedy Administration was born. Almost as soon as the duo became crowd favorites, Ondrej received the call from Gregory Porter to join him and his collective on the road. Both never stopped to perform, write and create together.