Ron Jefferson
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Ron Jefferson (February 13, 1926, in New York City[1] ā May 7, 2007, in Richmond, Virginia[2]) was a jazz drummer.
Considered a disciple of Max Roach, in the 1950s, he worked with Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Pettiford, and Lester Young, among others.[1]
A founding member of Les McCann's trio, with whom he played from 1960 to 1964, he also recorded with "Groove" Holmes,[2] as well as with Joe Pass for Pacific Jazz Records in 1963/1964.
After leaving the West Coast, he went to live in Paris, and from there to Barcelona, backing Ruth Brown as part of a trio with pianist Stuart de Silva.[3]
He led his own line-ups comprising Bobby Hutcherson, among others.