[2] In 1971, he entered New York University, and played with Mongo Santamaría and with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.
[4] Following this, Jefferson spent time with Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Cedar Walton, Jerry Gonzalez, Malachi Thompson, Barbara Donald, and Jack Walrath.
His only record as a bandleader was the 1978 release The Rise of Atlantis, produced by Woody Shaw.
[5] A heavy drinker and smoker for most of his life, he died in Kraków, Poland, in 1993 after an emergency surgical procedure; he had been suffering from cirrhosis, kidney failure, stomach ulcers, a hemorrhaging esophagus, acute circulatory failure, and other maladies.
[6][7] With Art Blakey With Walter Davis, Jr. With Woody Shaw With Barbara Donald With Malachi Thompson With Jack Walrath With Clifford Jordan