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Ike Isaacs (December 1, 1919, Rangoon, Burma[1] – January 11, 1996,[2] Sydney, Australia)[3] was a Burmese-English jazz guitarist, best known for his work with violinist Stéphane Grappelli.

Isaacs was self taught on guitar. He started playing professionally in college while pursuing a degree in chemistry. In 1946 he moved to England, where he became a member of the BBC Show Band. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was a member of the Hot Club of London, led by guitarist Diz Disley, which often collaborated with Stéphane Grappelli.[1] He was a member of the band Velvet with Digby Fairweather, Len Skeat, and Denny Wright. In the 1980s, he moved to Australia and taught at the Sydney School of Guitar.[4]

He died of cancer in January 1996, at the age of 76.[3]

Discography

As sideman

With Stéphane Grappelli

• 1975: Violinspiration, Diz Disley Trio with Stéphane Grappelli
• 1990: Compact Jazz: Jean-Luc Ponty & Stephane Grappelli
• 1990: Shades of Django
• 1999: Menuhin & Grappelli Play Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Others, Stéphane Grappelli and Yehudi Menuhin

With others

• 1958: Our Kind of Jazz, Ted Heath
• 1968: Hair Is Beautiful, Barney Kessel
• 2004: Thunderbirds 2 (soundtrack), Barry Gray
• 2006: Jake in a Box: The EMI Recordings 1967–1976, Jake Thackray
• 2006: Sketches: A Tribute to Art Tatum, Martin Taylor
• 2011: Three Classic Albums Plus: Showcase/Little Klunk/Jazz Inc., Stan Tracey

References

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