Between 1988-1990 Michael Jefry Stevens co-led the now legendary "Mosaic Sextet" with acclaimed trumpeter Dave Douglas. This group included Mark Feldman on violin, Michael Rabinowitz on bassoon, and the rhythm section of Harvey Sorgen on drums and Joe Fonda on bass. Their "Today This Moment" CD release on Konnex Records and re-release on GM Recordings is considered one of the classic modern jazz recordings of the 1990’s and was voted one of the best 1000 jazz recordings by the 2011 Penguin Guide to Jazz. The rhythm section would go on to become the nucleus for Mr. Stevens working quartet the Fonda/Stevens Group.