He also played with many New York–based jazz musicians such as Reid Anderson, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Miguel Zenon and Eli Degibri.

[5] He met Larry Grenadier in 1982, with whom he plays in both Fly and Brad Mehldau Trio.

[4] During a performance with Fly trio in New York city in 2005, pianist Brad Mehldau was invited to sit in, which led to Brad inviting Jeff to join his own trio subbing for Jorge Rossy, who for some time had been planning on moving back to Spain to focus on his piano playing.

[5] His second album as leader is Fairgrounds (Edition Records) released January 2019 with Lionel Loueke, Kevin Hays and Reid Anderson with guest appearances from Mark Turner and Chris Cheek.

Fly With Mark Turner and Larry Grenadier SFJAZZ Collective With Avishai Cohen With Chick Corea With Brad Mehldau With Pat Metheny With Kurt Rosenwinkel With others