Ike Isaacs (not to be confused with the bassist of the same name) is a fine acoustic guitarist best-known for being part of the Hot Club style band led by guitarist Diz Disley that worked with Stephane Grappelli. A self-taught player, Isaacs began playing professionally while in college where he studied chemistry. He moved to England in Nov. 1946 where he worked for many years as a freelance player. Among his more significant jobs were being part of the BBC Show Band, recording with George Chisholm (1956) and Barney Kessel (1968), and touring with Disley's Hot Club of London which worked frequently with Grappelli in the late 1960's and 70's. In the 1970's, Isaacs was part of Velvet, a group with Digby Fairweather and guitarist Denny Wright. The following decade, Ike Isaacs moved to Australia where he became a teacher at the Sydney Guitar School. Ike Isaacs led a little-known sextet date for the Morgan label in 1966. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide