MORRIS "MOE" KOFFMAN

DECEMBER 28, 1928 - MARCH 28, 20012018

A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSICAL LIFE OF A CANADIAN LEGEND

MORRIS "MOE" KOFFMAN, OC WAS A CANADIAN JAZZ SAXOPHONIST AND FLAUTIST, AS WELL AS COMPOSER AND ARRANGER. DURING A CAREER SPANNING FROM THE 1950S TO THE 2000S, KOFFMAN WAS ONE OF CANADA'S MOST PROLIFIC MUSICIANS, WORKING VARIOUSLY IN CLUBS AND SESSIONS AND RELEASING 30 ALBUMS. WITH HIS 1957 RECORD "COOL AND HOT SAX" ON THE NEW YORK-BASED JUBILEE LABEL, KOFFMAN BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST CANADIAN JAZZ MUSICIANS TO RECORD A FULL-LENGTH ALBUM. KOFFMAN WAS ALSO A LONG-TIME MEMBER OF ROB McCONNELL'S BOSS BRASS. HE GAINED WORLD-WIDE RECOGNITION FOR HIS HIT INSTRUMENTAL, "SWINGING SHEPHERD BLUES".