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'''Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer''' (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for [[ABBA]] but he has also recorded with artists such as [[Bob Marley]], [[Johnny Nash]], [[Art Farmer]] and [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]]. He also played at the 1977 [[Montreux Jazz Festival]].
'''Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer''' (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for [[ABBA]] but he has also recorded with artists such as [[Bob Marley]], [[Johnny Nash]], [[Art Farmer]] and [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]]. He also played at the 1977 [[Montreux Jazz Festival]].


His 1979 album ''Earmeal'' included session work from brothers [[Jeff Porcaro|Jeff]], [[Steve Porcaro|Steve]] and [[Mike Porcaro]], as well as their father, [[Joe Porcaro]]. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being [[Toto (band)|Toto's]] ''[[Toto IV]]'' and ''[[The Seventh One]]''.
Schaffer's 1979 album ''Earmeal'' included session work from brothers [[Jeff Porcaro|Jeff]], [[Steve Porcaro|Steve]] and [[Mike Porcaro]], as well as their father, [[Joe Porcaro]]. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being [[Toto (band)|Toto's]] ''[[Toto IV]]'' and ''[[The Seventh One]]''.


Schaffer is a member of the [[Electric Banana Band]] where he plays guitar as the character 'Zebra'. He also performs with the group ''The Night Agent''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notransmission.com/2022/12/the-night-agent-stars-above-us-album.html|title=The Night Agent – Stars Above Us (Album Review)|work=No Transmission|first=Jay|last=Honeycomb|date=6 December 2022}}</ref> Schaffer received the [[Albin Hagström Memorial Award]] in 1999 and in 2005 [[Illis quorum]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2006 |title=Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn |url=https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/61bab671f59a46af81cb11ee99e0d0eb/regeringens-beloningsmedaljer-och-regeringens-utmarkelse-professors-namn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102152834/https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/61bab671f59a46af81cb11ee99e0d0eb/regeringens-beloningsmedaljer-och-regeringens-utmarkelse-professors-namn |archive-date=2021-11-02 |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Regeringskansliet |language=sv}}</ref>
Schaffer is a member of the [[Electric Banana Band]] where he plays guitar as the character 'Zebra'. Schaffer received the [[Albin Hagström Memorial Award]] in 1999 and in 2005 [[Illis Quorum]].


==Discography – albums <ref name="discogs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/319679-Janne-Schaffer|title=Janne Schaffer|website=Discogs}}</ref>==
==Discography – albums==
Source:<ref name="discogs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/319679-Janne-Schaffer|title=Janne Schaffer|publisher=Discogs}}</ref>
[[File:Janne Schaffer.jpg|thumb|right|Schaffer with the Electric Banana Band in 2008]]
[[File:Janne Schaffer.jpg|thumb|right|Schaffer with the Electric Banana Band in 2008]]
*1973 – Janne Schaffer
*1973 – ''Janne Schaffer''
*1974 – Janne Schaffer's Andra LP
*1974 – ''Janne Schaffer's Andra LP''
*1974 – The Chinese
*1974 – ''The Chinese''
*1976 – Katharsis
*1976 – ''Katharsis''
*1978 – Earmeal
*1978 – ''Earmeal''
*1980 – Presens
*1980 – {{Lang|sv|Presens}}
*1982 – Blå Passager Och Röda Vågor
*1982 – {{Lang|sv|Blå Passager Och Röda Vågor}}
*1985 – Traffic
*1985 – ''Traffic''
*1987 – Hörselmat med Gävleborgs Symfoniorkester
*1987 – {{Lang|sv|Hörselmat med Gävleborgs Symfoniorkester}}
*1988 – Electric Graffiti
*1988 – ''Electric Graffiti''
*1989 – Julglöd (''with Leif Strand, Bo Westman and Nacka Sångensemble'')
*1989 – {{Lang|sv|Julglöd}} (with Leif Strand, Bo Westman and Nacka Sångensemble)
*1989 – Katharsis & Earmeal Med Janne Schaffer 1976-1979 (''compilation'')
*1989 – {{Lang|sv|Katharsis & Earmeal Med Janne Schaffer 1976-1979}} (compilation)
*1990 – Tid Brusa (''with [[Björn J:son Lindh]] and Gunnar Idenstam'')
*1990 – {{Lang|sv|Tid Brusa}} (with [[Björn J:son Lindh]] and Gunnar Idenstam)
*1992 – Ögonblick
*1992 – {{Lang|sv|Ögonblick}}
*1993 – Mellan Sol Och Måne 73-93 (''compilation'')
*1993 – {{Lang|sv|Mellan Sol Och Måne 73-93}} (compilation)
*1995 – Av Ren Lust
*1995 – {{Lang|sv|Av Ren Lust}}
*1996 – Tunga Låtar 73-96 (''compilation'')
*1996 – {{Lang|sv|Tunga Låtar 73-96}} (compilation)
*1996 – Lugna Låtar 80-95 (''compilation'')
*1996 – {{Lang|sv|Lugna Låtar 80-95}} (compilation)
*2000 – Den Hela Människan (''music from the movie Hälsoresan''), (''with [[Björn J:son Lindh]] and [[Electric Banana Band]]'')
*2000 – {{Lang|sv|Den Hela Människan}} (music from the movie ''[[Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt|Hälsoresan]]'' with [[Björn J:son Lindh]] and [[Electric Banana Band]])
*2000 – På Andra Sidan Månen
*2000 – {{Lang|sv|På Andra Sidan Månen}}
*2002 – Nära i Sommarnatten (''compilation'')
*2002 – {{Lang|sv|Nära i Sommarnatten}} (compilation)
*2002 – Julglöd (''with [[Björn J:son Lindh]], Leif Strand and Nacka Sångensemble'')
*2002 – {{Lang|sv|Julglöd}} (with [[Björn J:son Lindh]], Leif Strand and Nacka Sångensemble)
*2004 – Överblick (''compilation'')
*2004 – {{Lang|sv|Överblick}} (compilation)
*2005 – Med Betoning på Ljus (''compilation'')
*2005 – {{Lang|sv|Med Betoning på Ljus}} (compilation)
*2009 – Stämningsfullt - En Vinterresa (''compilation'')
*2009 – {{Lang|sv|Stämningsfullt - En Vinterresa}} (compilation)
*2010 – Music Story (''compilation box'')
*2010 – ''Music Story'' (compilation box)
*2013 – Musik / Schaffer Text / Åberg (''with [[Lasse Åberg]]'')
*2013 – {{Lang|sv|Musik / Schaffer Text / Åberg}} (with [[Lasse Åberg]])
*2023 – {{Lang|sv|Janne Schaffer & Herr Allansson Band - Live!}}


==Soundtracks<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=70349|title=Janne Schaffer - SFdb}}</ref>==
==Soundtracks==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=70349|title=Janne Schaffer – SFdb|date=24 September 1945 }}</ref>
*1970 – Förpassad
*1970 – ''Förpassad''
*1974 – Flossie
*1974 – ''{{Ill|Flossie (film)|lt=Flossie|sv}}''
*1979 – Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män
*1979 – ''[[Repmånad|Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män]]''
*1998 – EBB the Movie - djungelns kojigaste rulle (''with [[Lasse Åberg]]'')
*1998 – {{Lang|sv|EBB the Movie – djungelns kojigaste rulle}} (with [[Lasse Åberg]])
*1999 – Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt (''with [[Björn J:son Lindh]]'')
*1999 – ''[[Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt]]'' (with [[Björn J:son Lindh]])
*2011 – The Stig-Helmer story (''with [[Björn J:son Lindh]]'')
*2011 – [[The Stig-Helmer Story|''The Stig-Helmer story'']] (with [[Björn J:son Lindh]])


==Prog, fusion and jazz-projects<ref name="discogs"/>==
==Prog, fusion and jazz projects==
Source:<ref name="discogs"/>
* Svenska Löd AB: ''Hörselmat'' (1971)
* Svenska Löd AB: ''Hörselmat'' (1971)
* Gabor Szabo: ''Small World'' (1972)
* Gabor Szabo: ''Small World'' (1972)
* Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: ''Blues Of Sweden'' (1972)
* Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: ''Blues of Sweden'' (1972)
* Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah: ''Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah'' (1973)
* Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah: ''Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah'' (1973)
* ''Jazz Meeting 1.'' (1973)
* ''Jazz Meeting 1.'' (1973)
* Rune Gustafsson: ''Killing Me Softly'' (1973)
* Rune Gustafsson: ''Killing Me Softly'' (1973)
* Pop Workshop: ''Vol. 1.'' (1973)
* Pop Workshop: ''Vol. 1.'' (1973)
* Pop Workshop: ''Song Of The Pterodactyl'' (1974)
* Pop Workshop: ''Song of the Pterodactyl'' (1974)
* Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: ''Blues Of Stockholm'' (1974)
* Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: ''Blues of Stockholm'' (1974)
* Art Farmer: ''A Sleeping Bee'' (1974)
* Art Farmer: ''A Sleeping Bee'' (1974)
* Ablution: ''Ablution'' (1974)
* Ablution: ''Ablution'' (1974)
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* Lennart Åberg: ''Green Prints'' (1986)
* Lennart Åberg: ''Green Prints'' (1986)
* Leif Strand: 'New Age / De 12 Årstiderna' (1986)
* Leif Strand: 'New Age / De 12 Årstiderna' (1986)
* Andreas Vollenweider – Dancing With The Lion (1989)
* Andreas Vollenweider – Dancing with the Lion (1989)
* ''String Along With Basie'': Rune Gustafsson Featuring Jan Schaffer, Georg Wadenius, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1989)
* ''String Along With Basie'': Rune Gustafsson Featuring Jan Schaffer, Georg Wadenius, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1989)
* Isildurs Bane – The Voyage (A Trip To Elsewhere) (1992)
* Isildurs Bane – The Voyage (A Trip To Elsewhere) (1992)
* Thomas Darelid – ''10 Sånger Utan Sång'' (1992)
* Thomas Darelid – ''10 Sånger Utan Sång'' (1992)
* Rune Gustafsson: ''Rune Gustafsson'' (1993)
* Rune Gustafsson: ''Rune Gustafsson'' (1993)
* Isildurs Bane: ''Cheval - Volonté De Rocher'' (2002)
* Isildurs Bane: ''Cheval – Volonté De Rocher'' (2002)
* Ola Melander Featuring Georg Wadenius, Janne Schaffer, Sofi Hellborg, Blue Marmelade Band: ''Blue Marmelade'' (2011)
* Ola Melander Featuring Georg Wadenius, Janne Schaffer, Sofi Hellborg, Blue Marmelade Band: ''Blue Marmelade'' (2011)


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*1999 – [[Albin Hagström Memorial Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyteknik.se/popularteknik/guran-fran-alvdalen-6403118|title=Guran från Älvdalen|website=Ny Teknik}}</ref>
*1999 – [[Albin Hagström Memorial Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyteknik.se/popularteknik/guran-fran-alvdalen-6403118|title=Guran från Älvdalen|website=Ny Teknik}}</ref>
*2005 – [[Illis Quorum]]
*2005 – [[Illis Quorum]]
*2010 – S:t Eriksmedaljen<ref>http://www.stockholm.se/OmStockholm/Fakta-och-kartor/Stadens-historia/St-Erik/St-Eriksmedaljen/Fortjanta-stockholmare/</ref>
*2010 – S:t Eriksmedaljen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stockholm.se/OmStockholm/Fakta-och-kartor/Stadens-historia/St-Erik/St-Eriksmedaljen/Fortjanta-stockholmare/ |title=Förtjänta stockholmare – stockholm.se |website=stockholm.se |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112130554/http://www.stockholm.se/OmStockholm/Fakta-och-kartor/Stadens-historia/St-Erik/St-Eriksmedaljen/Fortjanta-stockholmare/ |archive-date=2014-01-12}}</ref>
*2023 – [[Litteris et Artibus]]<ref>[https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2023-06-13-kungen-delade-ut-medaljer Kungen delade ut medaljer]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:21st-century guitarists]]
[[Category:Swedish guitarists]]
[[Category:Swedish guitarists]]
[[Category:Swedish male singers]]
[[Category:Male guitarists]]
[[Category:Swedish film score composers]]
[[Category:Swedish film score composers]]
[[Category:Male film score composers]]
[[Category:Swedish male film score composers]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Swedish session musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century male musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Swedish musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Swedish male singers]]

[[Category:Recipients of the Illis quorum]]

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Janne Schaffer
Schaffer in 2015
Background information
Birth nameJan Erik Tage Schaffer
Also known asThe Zebra
Born (1945-09-24) 24 September 1945 (age 79)
Stockholm, Sweden
OriginBlackeberg, Bromma
Genres
Occupation(s)Songwriter, musician
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1960s-present
Websitehttp://www.janneschaffer.se/

Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer (born 24 September 1945) is a Swedish songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his work as a session guitarist for ABBA but he has also recorded with artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Nash, Art Farmer and Tony Williams. He also played at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival.

Schaffer's 1979 album Earmeal included session work from brothers Jeff, Steve and Mike Porcaro, as well as their father, Joe Porcaro. This is one of the few instances where the entire Porcaro family appears together on one album, the most well-known examples being Toto's Toto IV and The Seventh One.

Schaffer is a member of the Electric Banana Band where he plays guitar as the character 'Zebra'. He also performs with the group The Night Agent.[1] Schaffer received the Albin Hagström Memorial Award in 1999 and in 2005 Illis quorum.[2]

Discography – albums

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Source:[3]

Schaffer with the Electric Banana Band in 2008
  • 1973 – Janne Schaffer
  • 1974 – Janne Schaffer's Andra LP
  • 1974 – The Chinese
  • 1976 – Katharsis
  • 1978 – Earmeal
  • 1980 – Presens
  • 1982 – Blå Passager Och Röda Vågor
  • 1985 – Traffic
  • 1987 – Hörselmat med Gävleborgs Symfoniorkester
  • 1988 – Electric Graffiti
  • 1989 – Julglöd (with Leif Strand, Bo Westman and Nacka Sångensemble)
  • 1989 – Katharsis & Earmeal Med Janne Schaffer 1976-1979 (compilation)
  • 1990 – Tid Brusa (with Björn J:son Lindh and Gunnar Idenstam)
  • 1992 – Ögonblick
  • 1993 – Mellan Sol Och Måne 73-93 (compilation)
  • 1995 – Av Ren Lust
  • 1996 – Tunga Låtar 73-96 (compilation)
  • 1996 – Lugna Låtar 80-95 (compilation)
  • 2000 – Den Hela Människan (music from the movie Hälsoresan with Björn J:son Lindh and Electric Banana Band)
  • 2000 – På Andra Sidan Månen
  • 2002 – Nära i Sommarnatten (compilation)
  • 2002 – Julglöd (with Björn J:son Lindh, Leif Strand and Nacka Sångensemble)
  • 2004 – Överblick (compilation)
  • 2005 – Med Betoning på Ljus (compilation)
  • 2009 – Stämningsfullt - En Vinterresa (compilation)
  • 2010 – Music Story (compilation box)
  • 2013 – Musik / Schaffer Text / Åberg (with Lasse Åberg)
  • 2023 – Janne Schaffer & Herr Allansson Band - Live!

Soundtracks

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Source:[4]

Prog, fusion and jazz projects

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Source:[3]

  • Svenska Löd AB: Hörselmat (1971)
  • Gabor Szabo: Small World (1972)
  • Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: Blues of Sweden (1972)
  • Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah: Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah (1973)
  • Jazz Meeting 1. (1973)
  • Rune Gustafsson: Killing Me Softly (1973)
  • Pop Workshop: Vol. 1. (1973)
  • Pop Workshop: Song of the Pterodactyl (1974)
  • Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band: Blues of Stockholm (1974)
  • Art Farmer: A Sleeping Bee (1974)
  • Ablution: Ablution (1974)
  • Rune Gustafsson: On A Clear Day (1976)
  • Mads Vinding Group Featuring Janne Schaffer: Danish Design (1977)
  • Various: Montreux Summit, Volume 1 (1977)
  • Rune Gustafsson: Move (1977)
  • Gabor Szabo: Belsta River (1979)
  • Allen Vizzutti: Rainbow (1981)
  • Oriental Wind: Bazaar (1981)
  • Hector Bingert – Don Menza: El Encuentro (1983)
  • Putte Wickman: Desire (1984)
  • Urban Agnas: Bilder Från En Ö (1984)
  • Putte Wickman: Mr Clarinet (1985)
  • Lennart Åberg: Green Prints (1986)
  • Leif Strand: 'New Age / De 12 Årstiderna' (1986)
  • Andreas Vollenweider – Dancing with the Lion (1989)
  • String Along With Basie: Rune Gustafsson Featuring Jan Schaffer, Georg Wadenius, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1989)
  • Isildurs Bane – The Voyage (A Trip To Elsewhere) (1992)
  • Thomas Darelid – 10 Sånger Utan Sång (1992)
  • Rune Gustafsson: Rune Gustafsson (1993)
  • Isildurs Bane: Cheval – Volonté De Rocher (2002)
  • Ola Melander Featuring Georg Wadenius, Janne Schaffer, Sofi Hellborg, Blue Marmelade Band: Blue Marmelade (2011)

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Honeycomb, Jay (6 December 2022). "The Night Agent – Stars Above Us (Album Review)". No Transmission.
  2. ^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Janne Schaffer". Discogs.
  4. ^ "Janne Schaffer – SFdb". 24 September 1945.
  5. ^ "GRAMMISVINNARNA GENOM ÅREN". Grammisgalan.
  6. ^ "Guran från Älvdalen". Ny Teknik.
  7. ^ "Förtjänta stockholmare – stockholm.se". stockholm.se. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
  8. ^ Kungen delade ut medaljer
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