
Acting
Janne Schaffer
Born 1945-09-24 · Stockholm, Sweden
Janne Schaffer, born on September 24, 1945, in Stockholm, is one of Sweden's most prominent guitarists and composers. Over a career spanning more than 60 years, he has appeared on nearly 5,000 recordings and released over 30 solo albums, including collaborations with groups like Electric Banana Band. He is also known for his work as a session guitarist for international artists and groups such as ABBA, Bob Marley, and Toto. Schaffer grew up in Blackeberg, Stockholm, and began his musical journey playing the piano before switching to guitar. He was involved in the progressive rock band Svenska Löd AB and has worked with artists like Ted Gärdestad, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Björn J:son Lindh. His 1978 album Earmeal, recorded in Hollywood with the Porcaro brothers, is particularly well-regarded. Schaffer remains active both on stage and in the studio, and his passion for music and teaching lives on through his involvement with the Guitar Academy and his own concerts.
Acting credits
5.8For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment.
Parade
1974
NRA program about Ted Gärdestad and his music with archival images from his entire musical career and newly made interviews with people who have influenced and were influenced by Ted's music.
Ted - till minne av en popartist
1998
The evil stepmother forbids Snow White to sing. Snow White ends up with a pop band called the Seven Dwarfs.
Snövit och de sju små dvärgarna
1973
NRSwedish music documentary from 2014. Electric Banana Band was formed in 1980 with Lasse Åberg, Klasse Möllberg and Janne Schaffer as front members Trazan, Banarne and Zebran. In the summer of 2014 they made their last tour with concerts at Sweden Rock. The program includes flashbacks to their previous collaborations with the band, newly recorded interviews with several of the band members and lots of fun songs such as "Min Piraja Maja", "Kameleont" and "Zwampen".
Electric Banana Band
2015
NRSwedish-Canadian television special hosted by Swedish artist Ted Gärdestad and Canadian artist Lisa Hartt, where they presented artists and groups from their respective countries, sang some of their own songs and performed a couple of duets.
Listen to the Music
1979
NRFor Ted, music and creation are the most important things in life. And around him he has a small group of friends who never hesitate to do everything they can to help him. My Brother Ted is a touching declaration of love from a big brother to his little brother.
My Brother Ted
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6.0Documentary about the artist Pierre Isacsson, whose song "Då går jag ner i min källare" became one of the biggest Swedish hits of the 1970s. The vast majority of people recognize the characteristic whistling melody - but few know who was behind the super hit. This is the story of an artist who came to hate his most successful song and whose career ended painfully when it was time for a comeback. But it is also the story of a son who gets to know his long-dead father via some old cassette tapes.
Då går jag ner i min källare – filmen om Pierre Isacsson
2023
6.0After young film writer Leo has his latest screenplay rejected he retreats to his summer home on an island, on his way he meets the flight attendant Virgo and a romance soon blossoms.
The Lion and the Virgin
1975
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Robert Brobergs höjdare i Globen
1991
NRA documentary by Ronny Svensson and Markus Stromqvist on the making of Bo Widerberg's 1976 movie Man on the Roof, featuring extensive interviews with cast and crew
With a View to Realism: The Making of Man on the Roof
2004
8.0Documentary about Swedish singer-songwriter Ted Gärdestad. He wrote numerous hits in the 1970s and up to his death in 1997. In this program artists remember Ted as does his text writing brother Kenneth and Ted's daughter Sara Zacharias.
Ted Gärdestad - För kärlekens skull
2016
NRCelebrating 50 years since ABBA won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, through the extraordinary and entertaining story of how international stardom almost didn't happen for the group.
ABBA: How They Won Eurovision
2024
New Year's Eve program from Södra Teatern in Stockholm with hosts Gary Engman and Grynet Molvig to celebrate the new year of 1973. Performances from many different artists, including Ted Gärdestad, Göran Fristorp, Claes af Geijerstam and Staffan Scheja.
Ett, tu -73
1972
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Janne Schaffer - En musikresa
2012