Moe Koffman
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.
28 December 1928
Born on the same birth day (28 December): Antoine Furetière • Brenda Schultz-McCarthy • Carol Ryrie Brink • David Archuleta • Dorsey Burnette • Jocelyn Enriquez • Lili Elbe • Maite Zúñiga • Martin Eisengrein • Roy Hattersley • Seun Ogunkoya • Tufty Mann • Werner Kolhörster • William Gates (basketball)
Born in the same month (December 1928): Bernard Cribbins • Bo Diddley • Eve Bunting • Harold Land • Hugh McElhenny • Ida Haendel • Irish McCalla • Joan Blos • Martin Cooper (inventor) • Nathan Oliveira • Norman Rossington • Siné • Tatyana Shmyga • Thomas M. Foglietta • Ulric Neisser