mainstream jazz

collocation in English

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mainstream
adjective
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/ˈmeɪn.striːm/us
/ˈmeɪn.striːm/
considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by ...
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jazz
noun[U]
uk
/dʒæz/us
/dʒæz/
a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it ...
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(Definition ofmainstreamandjazzfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He recorded and performed fusion throughout the 1980s with new young musicians and continued to ignore criticism from fans of his oldermainstreamjazz.
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It should appeal equally to fans ofmainstreamjazzand fusion, and to anyone who appreciates superior jazz musicianship.
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He performed with bands whose styles ranged frommainstreamjazzto mainstream rock.
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Over the years the club has gone on to feature many prominent jazz musicians, particularly specialising inmainstreamjazz.
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Citation one of the foremostmainstreamjazzensembles to come out of the '90s.
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This album is thought by many as one of the finest examples ofmainstreamjazzever recorded.
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Because he recorded formainstreamjazzlabels, his folkloric records were consistently available to the public.
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He is known as a powerful musician; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was and continues to be influential onmainstreamjazz.
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It consists ofmainstreamjazzperformers playing jazz interpretations of classical music repertoire.
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And yes, here there is plenty of the give and take of two old friends who do not go along with themainstreamjazzprogram.
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The romantic love song has become amainstreamjazzstandard, and continues to be performed and used in movie soundtracks into the 21st century.
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Soon he was dividing his time betweenmainstreamjazzand progressive jazz fusion.
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Their many mutual projects were very diverse, frommainstreamjazzto jazz-rock fusion to avant-garde sound experiments.
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This is an all-acoustic jazz record that reached number four on themainstreamjazzcharts in 1991.
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He mostly played bop andmainstreamjazzmusic throughout his career.
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Raney has worked in a variety of jazz mediums, including cool jazz, bebop, post bop, hard bop andmainstreamjazz.
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Spillett began playing gigs aged seventeen with a variety of amateur and semi-professional bands playingmainstreamjazz.
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The station experimented with its core playlist over its fifteen-year history, incorporating smooth jazz,mainstreamjazz, soul, jazz fusion, acid jazz, blues and rhythm and blues.
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