Jack Schaeffer

Jack Schaeffer (born March 19, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) American musician, recording artist, producer and arranger.

The saxophone player and vocalist was signed by producer Gary Usher to a recording contract at MCA/Universal Studios, Decca Records. As a member of the early California surf band Royale Monarchs, he was under contract by Bob Eubanks as house band at his Cinnamon Cinder night clubs as well as performing regularly on his television shows, "The Cinnamon Cinder" and "Hollywood Dance Time". He partnered with guitarist Dan Anthony, founder of the Royale Monarchs and with Gary Usher, studio musician Glen Campbell and drummer Ernie Earnshaw recorded under the name The Forte' Four.

He was one of the founders of the first Christian rock groups, Love Song with Chuck Girard.

After relocating to the Bay Area, he help organize the Chicago style sound with the big band "Marin". Then moving into softer folk-rock, again with Dan Anthony he formed a group around lead singer Patty Parsons. AnExchange became popular in the early 70s in and around San Francisco, Sausalito and Rocky Mountain ski resorts, and was the opening act for the premier of the now fabled Mill Valley, Sweetwater Saloon, as well opening for Joan Baez at the First Edmonton International Pop Festival (1974).

Schaeffer was the musical director with the Las Vegas Sands Hotel house band "Enterprise" on Frederick Apcar's production, "The Sands Playmate Review". Toured with "Roadhouse", "Bob Simmons Band", "Marin", "AnExchange", recording two albums with The Wackers and was album producer-arranger on "Ron Butler and The Saxist" as well on "Why Can't I", Patty Parsons solo album. Jack is the long time clarinetist in "Hot House Swing Band". Known affectionately as Saxist Jack.

trumbola

John Case Schaeffer II is the inventor of an original musical instrument, the Strumbola. A twelve string, four bout lute style instrument, with a jazzharp-like sound, creating tight close-chord harmony.

Nom de plume, Nonist John Schaeffer, the published writer whose papers and articles have been published in the Operating Cameraman Magazine, Vidya Journal, and "E.T.C., Journal of General Semantics" is a member in the Triple Nine Society, his writings run along the lines of astronomy and physics, with his specialty in semantics.

Discography

Royale Monarchs
*"Whole Lot Of Shakin Going On" (1962) (Dell)
*"Sombrero Stomp" (1962) (Dell)
*"My Babe" (1964) (Dell)
*"(Hey) Surfs Up" (1964) (Dell)
*"Great Balls Of Fire" (1964) (Dell)
*"Teen Scene" (1964) (Dell)
*"The Cinnamon Cinder Show" / Bob Eubanks (1963-65) (TV)
*"Cinnamon Cinder Show Christmas Special" (1965) (TV)

Collector Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

*"At The Rockhouse, vol 11" (Eagle)
*"Red Hot Rock 'N' Roll" (Red Hot)
*"High School Favorites" (Teen)
*"I Want Rock" (White Label)
Forte' Four
*"Can't You See I'm Trying" (1966) (Decca)
*"Don't Let The Sun Shine On Me" (1966) (Decca)
*"I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight" (1966) (Decca)
*"The Climb" (1966) (Decca)
*"Viva Las Vegas, Original Soundtrack" / "The Climb" (1964) (MGM)
*"The Cool Ones, Original Soundtrack" (1967) (Warner Bros)

AnExchange

*"Evening of AnExchange" (1972)
*"Edmonton International Pop Festival" (1974)
The Wackers

*"Wackering Heights" (1971) (Electra) CD Release (2006)
*"Shredder" (1973) (Electra) CD Release (2006)

Hot House Swing Band

*"L.A. Confidential, Original Soundtrack" (1997) (Warner Bros)
*"Hello Palm Springs" (1998) (DVD)
*"Got Rhythm?" (2000) (CD)

Producer Arranger

*"The Climb" (1966) Songwriter
*"Marin" (1970) Arranger
*"Evening of AnExchange" (1972) Arranger
*"Why Can't I ?" Patty Parsons (1979) Producer & Arranger
*"Ron Butler and the Saxist; Go Figure !" (1982) Producer & Arranger

Various

*"Faith of Our Children" (1953-55) (NBC) Eleanor Powell
*"Dateline: Disneyland" (1955) (ABC) The Phil Moore Band
*"Dodge "White Hat" (1962) ( TV commercial) The Phil Moore Band
*"The Steve Allen Playhouse" (1963) (ABC) The Phil Moore Band
*"Spartan Choir" (1963) (KFI Radio)
*"Spartan Choir" (1963) (LP)
*"The People's Lawyer" (1975) (TV)
*"My Father's Hands" (2003) (CD) Dan Anthony
*"Watercolor Dreams" (2007) (CD) Dan Anthony

External links

*imdb name|id=1993832|name=Jack Schaeffer
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=16450 Jack Schaeffer @ All About Jazz]
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=28942 All About Jazz Interview]
* [http://www.svguide.com/w05/w05_pattyparsons2.jpgAnExchange Photo]
* [http://www.svguide.com/w05/w05_pattyparsons.htm History of AnExchange Article]
* [http://www.hothouseswingband.com/images/8x10.jpgHothouse Swing Band photo]
* [http://www.one-way.org/lovesong/chukhist.htm Love Song]
* [http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000BR6DBM.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V46957805_.jpgThe Wackers]
* [http://www.sonicblu.net/images/wackers.jpgWackers "Shredder"]
* [http://www.richieunterberger.com/shredder.html "Shredder" Liner Notes]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,181679,00.html The Wackers Liner Notes]
* [http://bp0.blogger.com/_YYPGjGon3Z4/Rg2lFasclSI/AAAAAAAAAc0/f9lzOPefhdo/s1600-h/Follow_That_Munster_vol.1_front.jpgRoyale Monarchs]
* [http://www.triplenine.org/ Triple Nine Society]
* [http://www.generalsemantics.org Institute of General Semantics]
* [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ISes+Don't,+and+Nouns+Are+not.-a0166936781 Institute of General Semantics Article]
* [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Self.-a0180927495 Institute of General Semantics Poem]
* [http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5000283249 Institute of General Semantics Article 2]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00092XPHY/ Amazon Books for author Nonist John Schaeffer]