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KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION
«SECOND TERM»
LEOPARD MUSIC CD RELEASE CONCERT 

KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION
«SECOND TERM»
LEOPARD MUSIC CD RELEASE CONCERT
The Soul Sensation From New York City

As a follow up to their 2017 self-titled debut, the Kennedy Administration takes things up a notch or two on Second Term. Once again featuring the dynamic vocals of charismatic soul diva Kennedy and the talents of keyboardist/composer/producer and musical director Ondre J. This Brooklyn-based aggregation of groovemeisters brings an irresistible blend of funk, rock, soul and fun on their uplifting sophomore outing. The album once again showcases the deep chemistry and songwriting talents of these superb musicians, including the vocalist who provides the spark and the soul — and the name.
That would be Kennedy herself. A Michigan native who did her first singing in church, Kennedy 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 Eric Benét, Kenny Lattimore, Monifah, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, GhostNotes, Ray Angry, James Genus, Mark Whitfield, Christina Aguilera , Arrested Development, Black Thought, Toshi Reagan, Katherine Russel, Terri Lyne Carrington, Felicia Collins and Cheryl Pepsi-Riley, among others — her calling card a voice that combines great influences with character all its own.
Along the way she met another New York transplant: Ondre J, a keyboardist, composer and recording artist originally from the Czech Republic, currently a touring and recording bandmate of Grammy-winning jazz singer Gregory Porter. The collaboration led to a band, which starting in 2014 led to a memorable run at Groove.
Since 2015, they’ve sold out performances in Europe, Russia and Asia, and at their iconic hometown jazz club, Blue Note. In March 2018, they played the annual Java Jazz festival in Jakarta — a three-day affair with attendance totaling 115,000. In summer 2018, Kennedy Administration opened for Elton John at the Black Sea Arena.
Throughout Second Term, they weave in live intros and outros from pre-pandemic performances in such faraway places as Berlin, Batumi and beyond, documenting the ecstatic energy of a Kennedy Administration concert.
«We have the reputation of being a band with a great live experience, and these brief clips captured that. I also wanted our fans from those places to feel nostalgic when they heard it. Like, ‘Oh my God! I was at that show!’ I feel that draws people in a little bit more and maybe makes them listen a little harder.»
Kennedy’s explanation