Orhan Demir

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Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir
Background information
Genre(s) Jazz Fusion
Label(s) Hittite Records
Website [1]

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[edit] Brief Biography

Orhan Demir is a Canadian jazz guitarist. He has released several albums under the Hittite label. Born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey, Orhan immigrated to Montreal, Canada in 1977. After several years in Montreal, Orhan and his brother Cumhur moved to Toronto. Orhan is immensely talented and well received by the musician community although he has had little commercial success. His albums are critically acclaimed by respected magazines such as "Downbeat", "Option" and "Cadence".

Orhan Demir's style is an interesting blend of Be-Bop rhythms set against a middle-eastern scale played with a blazingly fast picking technique. He has been compared to John Mclaughlin and Django Reinhart


[edit] Musicians

  • Orhan Demir - guitar
  • Neil Swainson - acoustic bass
  • Barry Elmes - drums
  • Rick Lazaroff - electric bass
  • Jack Vorvis - drums

[edit] Selected Discography

  • The Way I See You (1986)
  • Northwest (1988)
  • Windmill (1989)
  • Sultan Of Strings (1990)
  • Hot Cargo (2003)
  • Guitar Plus (1998)
  • Originals (1999)


[edit] Trivia

  • Orhan and his brother Cumhur changed their names to "Jimmy and Mike" to sound more Canadian. Cumhur is still widely referred to as "Mike", but the monicker "Jimmy" didn't stick to Orhan.
  • "Jimmy and Mike" financed their own albums. Mike Demir is mainly responsible for the promotion of his brother and has worked tirelessly to help his brother succeed.
  • Orhan was once so frustrated with the music business that he threw his Yamaha Guitar down an 17th floor Scarborough apartment incinerator. His next album was mostly acoustic guitar because his 6-string electric could not be salvaged.


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