[2] He was a regular figure in the '80s and '90s New York City jazz scene, playing alongside notable musicians such as Brad Mehldau, Bill Charlap, Roy Hargrove, as well as jazz legends Gerry Mulligan and Dizzy Gillespie.
[4] His quartet for the album was Bill Mays or Brad Mehldau on piano, bassist Sean Smith, and drummer Leon Parker.
[2] He later started a YouTube channel for his animated creation, Smigly, "a short cartoon about a really bitter saxophonist.”[5] Mezquida played saxophone on Molly Ringwald's Except Sometimes.
[6] During the 2020 quarantine, unable to perform live, Mezquida channeled his creativity into visual art, producing a series of portraits of his favorite jazz musicians.
[1] A Good Thing (Koch) With Cow Bop (Bruce Forman) With Mark Murphy With Molly Ringwald With Sean Smith