Ike Isaacs (guitarist)
Ike Isaacs (* 1. December 1919 in Rangoon , Burma ; † 10. January 1996 in Sydney , New South Wales ) was a British jazz - guitarist of Swing .
Ike Isaacs was self-taught on his instrument and began his professional career when he was a chemistry student. In 1946 he moved to England , where he worked as a freelance musician. He played for several years with Ted Heath , in 1956 with George Chisholm and 1968 with Barney Kessel . In the 1950s he appeared with his quartet on the weekly BBC show Guitar Club . He worked as a studio musician in the 1960s and 1970s and played frequently with Stephane Grappelli , with whom he performed at Diz Disley ’s Hot Club . Isaacs also played with Digby Fairweather , Len Skeat and Denny Wright in the formation Velvet in the 1970s . He played in a duo with Martin Taylor .
In the 1980s Isaacs moved to Australia where he taught at the Sydney Guitar School . However, he kept returning to the UK for solo performances and guitar all-star formations.
literature
- John Jörgensen, Erik Wiedemann : Jazz Lexicon. Mosaic, Munich 1967
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Works by Ike Isaacs in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ike Isaacs at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : The Rough Guide to Jazz. 3. Edition. Rough Guides, London 2004, ISBN 1-84-353256-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Isaacs, Ike |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rangoon , Burma |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1996 |
| Place of death | Sydney , New South Wales |