Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir | |
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 Demir in the early 2000s | |
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| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Hittite Records |
Orhan Demir (Turkish: [ˈoɾhan ˈdemiɾ]; born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) 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 (1993), Originals (1997), Guitar Plus (1998), Originals Vol. 2 (2018), Freedom in Jazz (2019), Freedom in Jazz Vol. 2 (2020), and the Ziggurat DVD (2021). Orhan Demir recordings received great reviews from Jazz Times, Down Beat, Guitar World, Cadence, Options, Coda, Jazz Journal and others.
Brief Biography
[edit]Demir, born September 29, 1954, in Istanbul, immigrated to Canada in 1977. His albums were cited by respected magazines such as DownBeat.[1]
Orhan Demir's style is an interesting blend of Be-Bop rhythms[2] set against a middle-eastern scale[3] played with a fast picking technique.[2] He has been compared to Django Reinhardt.[3]
Musicians
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Mimaroğlu, İlhan Kemaleddin (1994). Ertesi günce (in Turkish). Istanbul: Pan. p. 87. ISBN 978-975-7652-39-7.
- 1 2 3 Grey, Hilarie (March 1999). "Orhan Demir Trio: Guitar Plus". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- 1 2 3 Ferguson, Jim (November 1997). "Orhan Demir: Originals". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ "Orhan Demir: Northwest". Cadence. Vol. 10, no. 7. 1989. p. 65.
External Links:
- Orhan Demir's Official Website: http://orhandemir.org
- Barry Elmes Cornerstone Records artist page
- Neil Swainson Roadhouse Records artist page
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