Humanity Kennedy Administration

• 1 Better Way 03:02
• 2 Profile 04:14
• 3 Calculated Pleasure 03:42
• 4 Humanity 03:29
• 5 Malibu Sunrise 03:23
• 6 Reject Song 03:55
• 7 Snowflake 04:54
• 8 So Proud Of Me 03:22
• 9 Time To Shine 03:02
• 10 Truth 03:07
• Total Runtime 36:10

Info for Humanity

Finally! The new album by US band KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION, entitled "HUMANITY," is now available. The third album by the power band (vocals, keys, guitar, drums) from Brooklyn captivates with grooves deeply rooted in funk combined with great lyrics and catchy hook lines. And then there"s Ms. Kennedy: unmistakable with her powerful and expressive voice. Kennedy wrote the songs and produced the album together with her partner and keyboardist Ondre J Pivec. "Humanity" was recorded in New York City. The music ranges from funk and soul and catchy pop songs to gentle ballads. Special guest Mark Lettieri, guitarist with the legendary band Snarky Puppy, contributes a fantastic rock solo on "Reject Song." To coincide with the album release, the KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION will be going on tour this November!

Kennedy, vocals
Jan Uvira, keyboards
Ricky Pistone, guitar
Eugene Rogers, bass
Vincent Golly, drums

Kennedy Administration
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.

New York was also the city where their band the Kennedy Administration, has taken off. A popular 6 year residency at the fashionable “Groove”, a Manhattan live-music mainstay where funky, soulful, and pop-savvy sounds have made them a beloved fixture and soon become the new hot act on the scene.

Since 2015, the quintet conquered stages in Europe, Eastern Europe, middle East and Asia, leaving an indelible mark at prestigious venues. They have played some of Europe’s and Asias biggest festivals (f.e. Java Jazz festival in Jakarta — a three-day affair with attendance totaling 115,000) and opened for Elton John in 2018 and many more.

A self-titled debut studio album arrived in 2017 and 2023 the album “Second Term” with guests: Gregoire Maret, Keyon Harold, Paul Bollenback, Farrah Boule, ILLspokin, Kyla Moschovic, and Cassondra James Kellam was released, both on Leopard records, both filled with original written material. The group is currently working on remixes and writing new material for a recording to come up in 2024/2025.

This album contains no booklet.