Orhan Demir
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Genres | Jazz |
Labels | Hittite Records |
Orhan Demir (Turkish: [ˈoɾhan ˈdemiɾ]; born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Canadian jazz guitarist. He has released several albums. His first release in 1986 "The way I see You" second release is in 1987 "North West", third album was in 1989 "Windmill" in 1990 solo acoustic album "Sultan of Strings", followed by "Hot Cargo" in 1993, "Originals" in 1997, and "Guitar Plus" in 1998, Originals Vol.2 in 2018, Freedom in Jazz in 2019, Freedom in Jazz Vol.2 in 2020, and all of his albums received great reviews from Jazz Times, Down Beat, Guitar World, Cadence, Options, Coda, 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'.[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[]
- Orhan Demir - guitar
- Neil Swainson - acoustic bass
- - drums
- - electric bass
- - drums
- - bass
- - t. saxophone
- - drums
Selected discography[]
- The Way I See You (1986)
- Northwest (1988)[4]
- Windmill (1989)
- Sultan Of Strings (1990)
- Hot Cargo (1993)[1]
- Guitar Plus (1998)[2]
- Originals (1997)[3]
- Originals Vol.2, (2018)
- Freedom in Jazz, (2019)
- Freedom in Jazz, Vol.2 (2020)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mimaroğlu, İlhan Kemaleddin (1994). Ertesi günce (in Turkish). Istanbul: Pan. p. 87. ISBN 978-975-7652-39-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Grey, Hilarie (March 1999). "Orhan Demir Trio: Guitar Plus". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Ferguson, Jim (November 1997). "Orhan Demir: Originals". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ^ "Orhan Demir: Northwest". Cadence. 10 (7). 1989. p. 65.
External Links:
- Barry Elmes Cornerstone Records artist page
- Neil Swainson Roadhouse Records artist page
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Canadian jazz guitarists
- Canadian male guitarists
- People from Istanbul
- Turkish expatriates in Canada
- Canadian people of Turkish descent
- Turkish emigrants to Canada
- Canadian male jazz musicians