Jeffery, Bob

Jeffery, BobJeffery, BobBob Jeffery (* Adelaide, 28 Dec. 1941), jazz reeds player. He began alto saxophone at the age of nine (later adding bass). Drawn to jazz but with few opportunities presenting themselves, he worked in rock groups including Penny Rockets and Hi Marks, and toured with Johnny O'Keefe. The Cellar provided a progressive jazz forum to which he became central. From the late 1960s he was more active in pop music, but a renewal of public interest in jazz again gave him a lengthy…