Background
Kennedy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kennedy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Not to be confused with Joseph P. Kennedy, Junior., older brother of United States. President John F. Kennedy He performed and recorded with pianist Ahmad Jamal and was director of jazz studies at Virginia Technical from 1984. Kennedy performed with Benny Carter, Toots Thielemans, Billy Taylor, and the Modern Jazz Quartet and appeared at major international jazz festivals including the North Sea Jazz Festival and Monterey Jazz Festival.
