Jeff Muller's debut album as a songwriter, performer, and producer, Jes Grew was inspired by the music of New Orleans and featured some of the top musicians in the DMV. It received critical acclaim, including being named one of the top albums of the year by Hilary Grey in JazzTimes magazine. The all-star cast included: Tommy Lepson, Mary Ann Redmond, Eva Cassidy, Meg Murray, Michael McHenry, Scott Carter, Tim Eyermann, Alex Holland, John Jensen, Dave Detwiler, Roscoe Bowie, Christian Boyd, Tom Roberts, Joe Yanovitch, Dean Rosenthal, Jay Turner, Anthony Setola, John Previti, Dana Biagini, Timm Biery, Mark Merella, Josh Howell, Shelley Dorsey-Ensor, Dolan Turner, Sr., Rodney Farmer, Sr., Diane Jones, Mary Yuille, Laverne Madden, Renee Dorsey, Stephanie Yuille, Darlene Morrison, M. Kenneth Morrison, Ronny Francois, Mari Uehara, Fred Wilcox, and Xiao Jun Wang.