The cover art by Homer Lambrecht is featured in Freedom, Rhythm, and Sound, a compilation of a jazz album artwork by Gilles Peterson and Stuart Baker.

His jazz recordings include Von Freeman's Live at The Dakota,[8] Pete Whitman's X-Tet Where's When?, Tom Hubbard's Tribute to Mingus, and Ed Berger's I'm Glad There is You, all of which received four out of five star ratings by Down Beat magazine reviewers.

In addition to his work as a jazz musician Hey has played regional performances with blues and rock acts, including Nick St. Nicholas, George "Mojo" Buford, and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Cooper Project, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Irving Berlin's I Love a Piano and has performed with comics Bob Hope, Red Skelton, and Don Rickles.

[10] With Chris Bates With Ed Berger With Terry Lee Burns With Laura Caviani With the Cedar Avenue Big Band With Debbie Duncan With Dan Estrem and John Holmquist With Connie Evingson With Von Freeman With Dave Hagedorn With Glen Helgeson With Tom Hubbard With the JazzMN Orchestra With Gordon Johnson With Dave Karr and Mulligan Stew With Mary Louise Knutson With Chris Lomheim With the Minnesota Klezmer Band With David Mitchell With Lucia Newell With the O'Neill Brothers With the Out to Lunch Quintet With Preston Reed With Rio Nido With Claudia Schmidt With Ted Unseth and the Americana Classic Jazz Orchestra With Benny Weinbeck With Pete Whitman With Steve Yeager With Benny Weinbeck Trio