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- Jack Schaeffer American musician, recording artist, record 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 helped 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.
- Jack Schaeffer - amerykański muzyk jazzowy i producent.
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