Jan Schelhaas
Encyclopedia
Jan Russell Schelhaas is an English
musician
, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan
and Camel
.
Jan started his career playing bass for several progrock bands in the Canterbury
area before he finally started the softrock band "National Head Band" in 1970 and turned to playing keyboard. They released the album Albert One in 1971, but without any success. Next stop for Schelhaas was Gary Moore
's band and the recording of the album Grinding Stone from 1973. After the recording, he left Moore to do solo projects.
July, 1975 he was asked to play keyboard in the band Caravan after Dave Sinclair
left them. Jan Schelhaas toured the world around with the band and recorded three albums: Blind Dog At St. Dunstan's (1976), Better By Far (1977) and Cool Water, which wasn't released until 1994. The summer of 1978, Caravan had a break and Schelhaas accepted an offer of joining Camel to their world tour after their album Breathless. At that time, the band had also included Richard Sinclair and Dave Sinclair with whom he'd already played in Caravan.
Schelhaas worked with Camel until 1981, where he contributed to "I Can See Your House From Here" from 1979 and the album Nude from 1981.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, mostly known as the keyboard player from the bands Caravan
Caravan (band)
Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
and Camel
Camel (band)
Camel are an English progressive rock band formed in 1971. An important group in the Canterbury scene, they have been releasing studio and live recordings steadily, with considerable success, since their formation.-1970s:...
.
Jan started his career playing bass for several progrock bands in the Canterbury
Canterbury
Canterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
area before he finally started the softrock band "National Head Band" in 1970 and turned to playing keyboard. They released the album Albert One in 1971, but without any success. Next stop for Schelhaas was Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
's band and the recording of the album Grinding Stone from 1973. After the recording, he left Moore to do solo projects.
July, 1975 he was asked to play keyboard in the band Caravan after Dave Sinclair
Dave Sinclair
David Sinclair , is a keyboardist who has been part of the progressive rock Canterbury Scene...
left them. Jan Schelhaas toured the world around with the band and recorded three albums: Blind Dog At St. Dunstan's (1976), Better By Far (1977) and Cool Water, which wasn't released until 1994. The summer of 1978, Caravan had a break and Schelhaas accepted an offer of joining Camel to their world tour after their album Breathless. At that time, the band had also included Richard Sinclair and Dave Sinclair with whom he'd already played in Caravan.
Schelhaas worked with Camel until 1981, where he contributed to "I Can See Your House From Here" from 1979 and the album Nude from 1981.