During the next few years, Lagrène toured with Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía, and John McLaughlin, all of them guitarists, and played with Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, and Stéphane Grappelli. He joined Larry Coryell and Vic Juris in New York City for a tribute to Reinhardt in 1984 and went on tour with Coryell and Philip Catherine.
During the subsequent few years, Lagrène performed with Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía, and John McLaughlin, all guitarists; he also played with Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, and Stéphane Grappelli. In 1984, he joined Larry Coryell and Vic Juris for a tribute to Reinhardt in New York City and then toured with Coryell and Philip Catherine.