Kehati has played and worked with renowned artists such as Ran Blake, George Garzone, Eli Degibri, Donny McCaslin, Seamus Blake, and more prominently, with the legendary drummer Billy Hart who has been a part of his trio since 2009.
It was released on the RCA Bluebird label in 2003 and features performances by Douglas, Jamie Saft, Marc Ribot, Karsh Kale, Joey Baron, Romero Lubambo, Brad Jones, Ikue Mori, Seamus Blake, Chris Speed, Craig Taborn, Michael Sarin, with Stephanie Stone contributing vocals on one track.
William Blake | Seamus Heaney | Blake's 7 | Blake Lively | Quentin Blake | Blake | Blake Edwards | Stephanie Rawlings-Blake | Tchad Blake | Seamus Blake | Robert Blake | Eubie Blake | Tim Blake Nelson | Sexton Blake | Robert R. Blake | Robert Blake (actor) | Norman Blake | James Hubert Blake High School | George Blake | Bobby Blake | Seamus O'Neill | Seamus Blackley | Patrick Blake | Blake Shelton | Amanda Blake | Yohan Blake | William Blake Richmond | Tim Blake | Thomas H. Blake | Thomas Blake Glover |
As a six-year resident of Park Slope, Brooklyn in 1990's, Jon also played countless afternoon jam sessions (he cites this as a creatively fertile time-"the musicians were really intent on experimentation") in his studio apartment with young musicians, most of them neighbors, such as Mark Turner, Seamus Blake, Donny McAslin, Bill Carrothers, Hugh Sicotte, John McKenna, Dave Pietro, Tony Scherr, Johannes Weidenmueller, Marc Miralta, Matt Wilson, Owen Howard, Jay Rosen and Phil Haynes.
Historia, Melancolia and Vientos were released between 2005-2007 showcasing more of Valera's penmanship featuring drummers Antonio Sanchez and Ernesto Simpson, saxophonist Seamus Blake and Joel Frahm, bassists Ben Street and James Genus and percussionist Luis Quintero.
Zubek has produced, written, recorded and performed with Grammy-winning jazz singer Betty Carter, Jen Chapin, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Seamus Blake, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Avishai Cohen, Bill Dillon, Jerry Marotta, Tony Levin, Bill Stewart, as well as MapleMusic artist Hilary Weaver.
Whilst there, he played with Jim Black and Seamus Blake and wrote/arranged/performed with an ensemble called Phydia featuring a string quartet with a standard jazz quartet line up.