Orhan Demir
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Orhan Demir ({{IPA|tr|ˈoɾhan ˈdemiɾ|lang}}; born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Canadian jazz guitarist.
His first release in 1986 "The way I see You" second release is in 1987 "North West", third album was in 1989 "Windmill" in 1990 solo acoustic album "Sultan of Strings", followed by "Hot Cargo" in 1993, "Originals" in 1997, and "Guitar Plus" in 1998, Originals Vol.2 in 2018, Freedom in Jazz in 2019, Freedom in Jazz Vol.2 in 2020, Ziggurat DVD in 2021.
Orhan Demir recordings received great reviews from Jazz Times, Down Beat, Guitar World, Cadence, Options, Coda, Jazz Journal and others.
Brief Biography
Demir, born September 29, 1954, in Istanbul, immigrated to Canada in 1977.
His albums were cited by respected magazines such as DownBeat.{{cite book |title=Ertesi günce |last=Mimaroğlu |first=İlhan Kemaleddin |year=1994 |publisher=Pan |location=Istanbul |isbn=978-975-7652-39-7 |page=87 |language=Turkish }}
Orhan Demir's style is an interesting blend of Be-Bop rhythms set against a middle-eastern scale played with a fast picking technique. He has been compared to Django Reinhardt.
Musicians
- Orhan Demir - guitar
- Neil Swainson - acoustic bass
- Barry Elmes - drums
- Rick Lazaroff - electric bass
- Jack Vorvis - drums
- Thomas Oreynicki - bass
- Francois Briere - t. saxophone
- Perry Pansieri - drums
Selected discography
- The Way I See You (1986)
- Northwest (1988){{cite news |work=Cadence |year=1989 |volume=10 |issue=7 |page=65 |title=Orhan Demir: Northwest }}
- Windmill (1989)
- Sultan Of Strings (1990)
- Hot Cargo (1993)
- Guitar Plus (1998){{cite news |last=Grey |first=Hilarie |title=Orhan Demir Trio: Guitar Plus |url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/7510-guitar-plus-orhan-demir-trio |work=JazzTimes |date=March 1999 |access-date=October 25, 2009 }}
- Originals (1997){{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Jim |title=Orhan Demir: Originals |url=http://jazztimes.com/articles/9986-originals-orhan-demir |work=JazzTimes |date=November 1997 |access-date=October 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308091459/http://jazztimes.com/articles/9986-originals-orhan-demir |archive-date=March 8, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Originals Vol.2, (2018)
- Freedom in Jazz, (2019)
- Freedom in Jazz, Vol.2 (2020)
- Ziggurat in 2021.
- Freedom in Jazz, Vol. 3 (2023).
References
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External Links:
- Orhan Demir's Official Website: http://orhandemir.org
- Barry Elmes [http://www.cornerstonerecordsinc.com/pages/artbe.html Cornerstone Records artist page]
- Neil Swainson [https://web.archive.org/web/20051109113748/http://www.roadhouserecords.ca/artists/neilS.html Roadhouse Records artist page]
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Category:Canadian jazz guitarists
Category:Canadian male guitarists
Category:Musicians from Istanbul