Александр Цфасман
Soviet pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, bandleader, writer and social activist. Name in English transcription: Aleksandr Naumovich Tsfasman. One of the pioneers of Soviet jazz. b. December 1, 1906, Aleksandrovsk, d. February 20, 1971, Moscow. Conductor of Джаз-оркестра Всесоюзного радио (Jazz Orchestra of Soviet radio) (1939−46)