Musical artist
Janne Schaffer Schaffer in 2015
Birth name Jan Erik Tage Schaffer Also known as The Zebra Born (1945-09-24 ) 24 September 1945 (age 79) Stockholm , SwedenOrigin Blackeberg , BrommaGenres Occupation(s) Songwriter, musician Instrument Guitar Years active 1960s-present Website http://www.janneschaffer.se/ Show more
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 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] Albin Hagström Memorial Award in 1999 and in 2005 Illis quorum .[ 2]
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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
1989 – Katharsis & Earmeal Med Janne Schaffer 1976-1979
1990 – Tid Brusa Björn J:son Lindh and Gunnar Idenstam)
1992 – Ögonblick
1993 – Mellan Sol Och Måne 73-93
1995 – Av Ren Lust
1996 – Tunga Låtar 73-96
1996 – Lugna Låtar 80-95
2000 – Den Hela Människan Hälsoresan Björn J:son Lindh and Electric Banana Band )
2000 – På Andra Sidan Månen
2002 – Nära i Sommarnatten
2002 – Julglöd Björn J:son Lindh , Leif Strand and Nacka Sångensemble)
2004 – Överblick
2005 – Med Betoning på Ljus
2009 – Stämningsfullt - En Vinterresa
2010 – Music Story (compilation box)
2013 – Musik / Schaffer Text / Åberg Lasse Åberg )
2023 – Janne Schaffer & Herr Allansson Band - Live!
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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)
S-O-K, by Stany Van Wymeersch , Featuring Janne Schaffer and Susie Webb: Crazy World (2025)
International National Artists
