Well, I guess Jules may have played before/after him at a gig recently and started to get quite chatty with him - and since then, he's started to support his tunes.
One thing that has frustrated me over the years is that Jules has supported tunes simply because he's pally-pally with the producer, even though the tunes are quite weak. Michael Woods is a fine example - Jules has supported every tune of his, even though some have been fairly weak.
Then there are supurb producers that Jules chooses not to support such as John O'Callaghan, Vascotia, Sean Tyas, etc.
Its a bit baffling really.