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| NAACP Image Award Nomination for The Baylor Project’s ‘The Evening: Live at APPARATUS’ On Thursday, January 12, it was announced that the exceptional vocal-drumming duo The Baylor Project received an NAACP Image Awards nomination for The Evening: Live at APPARATUS in the Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal category. The duo won this same NAACP Image Award category last year for their sophomore album, Generations. Released on September 2, 2022 in collaboration with Motown Gospel and Be A Light, The Evening: Live at APPARATUS is a soul-stirring live album from the couple's notable engagement at APPARATUS — an interdisciplinary design studio in New York City. The 54th NAACP Image Awards will take place on February 25, 2023 and air live on BET at 8pm. We are elated to be nominated for a 2023 NAACP Image Award for "The Evening : Live at APPARATUS"! To be considered in the Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal category alongside such amazing artists is incredible! We look forward to celebrating all of our accomplishments with everyone, " The Baylors shared. The Baylor Project features vocalist Jean Baylor and drummer Marcus Baylor, who present an immersive, soul-stirring set on The Evening : Live at APPARATUS, recorded in front of an engaged live audience at APPARATUS, an interdisciplinary design studio in New York City. For three magical nights, the indomitable couple and their exceptional band graced the stage at MUMS, an ephemeral jazz club created within APPARATUS' gallery. The Evening : Live at APPARATUS displays the transformative power of performance, in a presentation of both style and substance. The Evening: Live at APPARATUS pulls from married musical partners Marcus' and Jean's varied backgrounds rooted in the church, and steeped in soul, jazz, gospel and blues. The Baylor Project's outstanding live performances have brought audiences to their feet all over the world. Whether performing at a world-class festival for thousands of concert goers, or for a small attentive audience in a tucked-away club, these married musical partners have been known to put on a show that is both uplifting and transcendent. Announced in November 2022, The Evening: Live at APPARATUS is also nominated for two GRAMMY awards in the Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo categories at this year's 65th GRAMMY Awards taking place in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. This marks The Baylor Project's fifth and sixth GRAMMY nominations, following last year's nomination in Best Jazz Vocal Album for Generations, a nod in 2021 to the single "Sit On Down" in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category and two 2017 nominations from their debut recording, The Journey, in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category and Best Traditional R&B Performance for the single "Laugh And Move On." The Baylor Project is made up of two music industry veterans. Before forming The Baylor Project in 2013, Jean Baylor burst onto the scene in the mid-1990's as part of the groundbreaking R&B duo Zhané. Marcus Baylor first rose to prominence in the early 2000's as the drummer for the world-renowned, GRAMMY Award winning fusion group Yellowjackets. Both Marcus and Jean have performed and toured with various jazz legends, ranging from Kenny Garrett and John Scofield to Marcus Miller and Harold Mabern. Joining Jean and Marcus Baylor in the Outstanding Jazz Album Vocal category at the NAACP Awards is Legacy by Adam Blackstone, Linger Awhile by Samara Joy, Love and the Catalyst by Aimée Allen and New Standards Vol. 1 by Terri Lyne Carrington. Voting is now open to the public in select categories to determine the winners of the 54th NAACP IMAGE AWARDS by visiting www.naacpimageawards.net – Winners will be revealed during the 54th NAACP Image Awards telecast. For all information and the latest news, please visit the official NAACP Image Awards website at www.naacpimageawards.net or on Facebook at naacpimageawards and Twitter @naacpimageaward (#NAACPImageAwards). About NAACP: Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities. You can read more about the NAACP's work and our six "Game Changer" issue areas at naacp.org. About BET Networks: BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news, and public affairs television programming for the African American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET HER, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the African American Woman; BET Music Networks – BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around the globe. write your comments about the article :: © 2023 Jazz News :: home page |