Was nominated for Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer
for "Henry IV."
He was awarded the 1981 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Set Design for "Tintypes" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Jess was awarded the 1993 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Costume Design for "The Substance of Fire" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.