| Birth: | Dec. 28, 1928
Toronto
Ontario, Canada | | Death: | Mar. 28, 2001
Orangeville
Ontario, Canada | 
Jazz/Bebop Musician. Koffman was a great Canadian musician who played both the flute and the saxophone. He began his career in 1957 when he released his first hit recording, "Swinging Shepherd Blues." Throughout his career he would become a great soloist whose music ranged from jazz interpretations to cool toned bop. Koffman recorded for the Soundwings Record Label, the Duke Record Label, and the Jubilee Record Label. He worked with such musical talents as, Sonny Dunham, Ralph Flanagan, Jimmy Dorsey, Ian McDougall, Don Thompson, Terry Clarke, Charlie Varnet, Tex Beneke, Phil Sheridan, Erine Pattison, Erich Traugott, and the Rob McConnell Boss Brass Band in 1972. He played for over 30 years at George's Spaghetti House in Totonto, Ontario, and appeared on the television shows, "Cross-Cannada Hit Parade" in 1955, "Nightcap" from 1963 to 1967, and "The Music Machine" in 1970. Among Koffman's many other recordings are, "Comin' Home Baby" "Spectacular" "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" "Watermelon Man" "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" "Forest Flower" "Milestones" "Intermezzo (Concerto For Orchestra)" "Now's The Time" "Morning Mist" "Anitra's Last Dance" Cavern Of The Mountain Trolls" "Mozart's Ark" "Syrinx" "Suite Fantastique" and "Theme From Opheus." (bio by: K)
Search Amazon for Moe Koffman | | | Burial:
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park
Toronto
Ontario, Canada |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Apr 23, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7379117 |
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