 He has released albums as a leader and as a sideman.His 1996 album "Tales from Viêt-Nam" blends jazz and traditional Vietnamese music.Nguyên Lê has performed with Randy Brecker, Vince Mendoza, Eric Vloeimans, Carla Bley, Michel Portal, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Per Mathisen, Marc Johnson, Peter Erskine, Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu and Dhafer Youssef.