It fascinates me that Jay has had such a history with Yes and is now finally a fully fledged member. From what I can recall, he joined the John Payne version of Asia in the mid 2000's, and just before he would record an album with Payne and Govan as Asia, Geoff Downes left the band to reunite with Howe/Wetton/Palmer as the original line-up. This left Payne to reform the trio as GPS and invited Ryo Okumoto of Spock's Beard to play on their album Window To The Soul (one of my favorites of that era, more so than much of the Payne-led Asia).
Jay was also in Conspiracy with Squire and Sherwood, as well as CIRCA: with Sherwood and Kaye (and Jimmy Haun). It seems like it was only a matter of time before Jay became a full-time member of Yes considering how many Yes-related projects and members' bands he was a part of.
I hope what Roger Dean is painting a new cover for is a new studio album as I would love to hear what Jay can do with Yes in the studio, and hopefully he can breathe some life into Howe and company.
-Marc.