Edited sentence: Although he is known and respected among his peers as one of New York's top jazz players, Marini has often been overlooked and under appreciated by much of the popular jazz press.In truth, Lou's skill as a jazz practitioner outshines many players who have risen to high levels of popular recognition in jazz journalistic circles.This factor, however, should serve to demonstrate his versatility and breadth of skill, rather than showing that he has "sold out" by playing so-called "inferior quality" (read "less than hip") popular music.This is, perhaps, due to his long association with numerous pop groups