Orhan Demir

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Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir
Orhan Demir
Background information
Genre(s) Jazz Fusion
Label(s) Hittite Records
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Orhan Demir is a Canadian jazz guitarist. He has released several albums under the Hittite label.

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[edit] Brief Biography

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. There they 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.

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 Reinhardt

[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)

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