Janne Schaffer
Jan Erik Tage "Janne" Schaffer 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.
His 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'. Schaffer received the Albin Hagström Memorial Award in 1999 and in 2005 Illis Quorum.- 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
- 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,
- 2000 – På Andra Sidan Månen
- 2002 – Nära i Sommarnatten
- 2002 – Julglöd
- 2004 – Överblick
- 2005 – Med Betoning på Ljus
- 2009 – Stämningsfullt - En Vinterresa
- 2010 – Music Story
- 2013 – Musik / Schaffer Text / Åberg
- 1970 – Förpassad
- 1974 – Flossie
- 1979 – Repmånad eller Hur man gör pojkar av män
- 1998 – EBB the Movie - djungelns kojigaste rulle
- 1999 – [Hälsoresan – En smal film av stor vikt
- 2011 – The Stig-Helmer story
Awards and honours
- 1989 – Swedish Grammy for "Instrumental production of the year" with the album Electric Graffiti
- 1999 – Albin Hagström Memorial Award
- 2005 – Illis Quorum
- 2010 – S:t Eriksmedaljen
