Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir is a Canadian jazz guitarist.
His first release, in 1986, was The Way I See You; his second release, in 1987, was North West; the third album was 1989's Windmill; in 1990 he released the solo acoustic album Sultan of Strings, followed by Hot Cargo, Originals, Guitar Plus, Originals Vol. 2, Freedom in Jazz, Freedom in Jazz Vol. 2, and the Ziggurat DVD.
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.
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