 In October 1998, Jeans took a full-time job with The Complete Stone Roses, a The Stone Roses tribute act.He toured with the band throughout the UK and Ireland until August 2001.In early 2002, he was asked by old school friends David and Stuart Nicol to join their band The Zephyrs, going on to play live with the band and drumming on the album "A Year to the Day" (2004).