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Orhan Demir |
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Genres | Jazz fusion |
Labels | Hittite Records |
Website | [1] |
Orhan Demir (pronounced [ˈoʊrhɑːn 'dɛmɪr]; born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Canadian jazz guitarist. He has released several albums.
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Demir, born 1954 in Istanbul, immigrated to Canada in 1977. His albums were cited by respected magazines such as Down Beat,[1] Option and Cadence.
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]