Chuck Israels in Portland

Chuck Israels is a jazz double bassist, composer and arranger, born in New York City in 1936. He played in the Bill Evans Trio from 1961 to 1966 and recorded with Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Herbie Hancock. He later directed the National Jazz Ensemble and headed jazz studies at Western Washington University until 2010. He won a Grammy in 2020 for his work on Joyce DiDonato's album "Songplay".