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Diz Disley
Diz Disley
Anglo-Canadian musician
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Stéphane Grappelli
Stéphane Grappelli
French jazz violinist
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Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor
British guitarist
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Marc Fosset
Marc Fosset
French musician
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Allan Ganley
Allan Ganley
British musician
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Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen
Danish jazz violinist
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Jimmy Gourley
Jimmy Gourley
American jazz guitarist
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Bruce Clarke
Bruce Clarke
Australian musician
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Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt
Belgian-born Romani French jazz guitarist and composer
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Louis Vola
Louis Vola
French musician
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Philip Catherine
Philip Catherine
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Don Burrows
Don Burrows
Australian jazz musician
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Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
French musician
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Jimmy Shirley
Jimmy Shirley
American jazz guitarist
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George Shearing
George Shearing
British-American jazz pianist
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Joseph Reinhardt
Joseph Reinhardt
Belgian musician and banjoist
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Fapy Lafertin
Fapy Lafertin
jazz guitarist
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David Grisman
David Grisman
Mandolinist, composer, and record label owner
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Didier Lockwood
Didier Lockwood
French jazz violonist and composer
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Vassar Clements
Vassar Clements
American musician
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The Hot Club of Cowtown
The Hot Club of Cowtown
hot jazz/western swing trio
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Pierre Michelot
Pierre Michelot
French jazz double bassist
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Bucky Pizzarelli
Bucky Pizzarelli
American Jazz guitarist
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Jon Burr
Jon Burr
American musician
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Stuff Smith
Stuff Smith
American musician
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René Urtreger
René Urtreger
French musician
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Vic Lewis
Vic Lewis
British musician
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Rose Tattoo
Rose Tattoo
Australian band
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Larry Coryell
Larry Coryell
American guitarist
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Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin
American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)
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Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling
French musician
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John Pizzarelli
John Pizzarelli
American jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader
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Tommy Emmanuel
Tommy Emmanuel
Australian guitarist
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Franco Cerri
Franco Cerri
Italian musician
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Chris Karan
Chris Karan
Greek Australian musician
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André Ceccarelli
André Ceccarelli
French musician
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Herb Ellis
Herb Ellis
American jazz guitarist
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Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Bill DeArango
Bill DeArango
American musician
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Valentin Gregor
Valentin Gregor
German musician
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Kings of Rhythm
Kings of Rhythm
American musical group; R&B/Soul band led by Ike Turner
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Toots Thielemans
Toots Thielemans
Belgian jazz musician
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Larry Van Kriedt
Larry Van Kriedt
American musician
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Eberhard Weber
Eberhard Weber
German musician
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Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
American fiddle player
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Daniel Humair
Daniel Humair
Swiss drummer and painter
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Candy Harlots
Candy Harlots
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Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer
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Monty Sunshine
Monty Sunshine
English clarinetist
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Kenny Burrell
Kenny Burrell
American jazz guitarist
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Billy Munn
Billy Munn
British pianist
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
Ike Isaacs
jazz guitarist

Ike Isaacs

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jazz guitarist
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Ike Isaacs (December 1, 1919, Rangoon, Burma – January 11, 1996, Sydney, Australia) was a jazz guitarist from Rangoon, Burma, 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 '70s, he was a member of the Hot Club of London, led by guitarist Diz Disley, which often collaborated with Stéphane Grappelli. 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.