Moe Koffman (December 28, 1928-March 28, 2001) was a Canadian jazz musician and composer. He played the flute, alto and tenor [saxophone]] and clarinet. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bb soprano clarinet. ...

He was born Morris Koffman in Toronto in 1928. He attended the Toronto Conservatory of Music, now the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto but later dropped out of school to perform in dance bands. In 1950, he moved to the United States, where he played with big bands including those of Sonny Durham and Jimmy Dorsey. In 1955, he returned to Toronto where he formed a quartet and later a quintet. He recorded Swinging Shepherd Blues in 1958 which helped establish his reputation as a flutist. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... A big band is a large musical ensemble that plays jazz music. ... James Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 - June 12, 1957) was a prominent jazz clarinetist, saxophonist and big band leader. ...

Koffman was inspired by Roland Kirk to play multiple instruments at once; and had a modified set of straps to hold a tenor and an alto saxophone so that he could put forward incredible chords and improvise at the same time. One of the more famous session musicians in Toronto he appeared in countless commercials, background music, and film and tv soundtracks. Most work on bass flute in Canadian soundtracks from 1950 to 1990 in Toronto sessions was done by Koffman on this rare instrument. Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977) was a blind jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. ...

During the 1970s, Koffman recorded several popular albums with arrangements of works by classical composers including Bach, Mozart and Vivaldi. He also was a guest performer with a number of symphony orchestras across Canada. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... In music, the BACH motif is the sequence of notes B flat, A, C, B natural. ... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi (March 4, 1678, Venice – July 28, 1741, Vienna), nicknamed Il Prete Rosso, meaning The Red Priest, was an Italian priest and baroque music composer. ...

He performed with Dizzy Gillespie and Peter Appleyard during the 1980s. He often performed with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass. From 1956 to 1990, Koffman booked performers for George's Spaghetti House in Toronto, where he performed weekly. Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Peter Appleyard (born August 26, 1928) is a Canadian Jazz vibraphonist. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Robert Murray Gordon (Rob) McConnell (born February 14, 1935, London, Ontario) is a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator and recording artist. ... Georges Spaghetti House was a famous jazz club in Toronto on Church street in which Moe Koffman led the house band. ...

He was named to the Order of Canada in 1993 and inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1997. His compositions "Curried Soul" and "Koff Drops" are used as the opening and closing themes respectively for the CBC radio show As It Happens. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... As It Happens is a long-running interview show on CBC Radio One in Canada. ...

He died of cancer in Orangeville, Ontario in 2001 at the age of 72. He had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma about a year earlier. Koffman's flutes - including his famous solid gold flute - were auctioned off at Waddington's in Toronto with other of his possessions, and unfortunatey did not go to the National Gallery of Canada. When normal cells are damaged beyond repair, they are eliminated by apoptosis. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = No Motto Image:Orangeville, Ontario Location. ... Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is a type of cancer. ...

Although some jazz purists did not appreciate his sensitivity to popular tastes, his ability to adapt to changing styles reflected his technical skill as a musician and diverse musical interests.