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Scott Litt, who was also an engineer on the Star Wars Christmas album.
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Awesome choice!
I think it's always good to have a jumping off point, as it's usually just a simple way for the artist to indicate to the engineer where they're coming from. The cool thing is that they'll never sing like Jeff Buckley, never have songs like him, etc... and hopefully the final product will be able to stand on it's own. There are so many recordings that inspire me to make music, and any week it could be one or the other. I think it's optomistic to use Grace as a jumping off point, and that's great, 'cause I don't think any of us would be doing this if we weren't optomisitc. I think choosing a record as hallowed as Grace can make one something of a target as Jeff Buckley was immensely talented not to mention that he's no longer with us (making it all the more "dangerous" to use as a reference) and it's a monumental work, but why not aim high? When the artist mentioned that record, I'll bet lots of ideas jumped into your head about how to proceed, and that's the purpose. If it ended up being a Grace knock-off, that's another story, but there's nothing inherent in the way you worded the initial post to indicate that a knock-off is intended.
More power to 'em!