1.   And Chapin was one of the few musicians to exist in both the worlds of the downtown, experimentalist scene and mainstream jazz.

2.   And virtually every important member of the fusion generation has spent time moving between instrumental pop music and mainstream jazz.

3.   A result is that the tunes create their own forward motion, never stalling in the round-robin soloing that bedevils so much mainstream jazz.

4.   All this activity makes it clear that mainstream jazz is continuing to evolve.

5.   But he says their popularity among jazzers also has to do with mainstream jazz failing to do much today that feels different.

6.   But through all the experimentation, Harris maintained an allegiance to the adventurous aspects of mainstream jazz.

7.   Initially, music producer Most wanted to book only mainstream jazz for the Valley festival, which he hopes will become an annual event like the Playboy Jazz Festival.

8.   It is mainstream jazz at its best, adult and literate.

9.   The arrival of eight new CDs from the Dutch label Criss Cross brings a feast of mainstream jazz.

10.   The difference is that in years past there were enough clubs booking mainstream jazz to go around.