Orhan Demir

Orhan Demir (Turkish: [ˈoɾhan ˈdemiɾ]; born 1954 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a Canadian jazz guitarist. 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, Ziggurat DVD in 2021. Orhan Demir recordings received great reviews from Jazz Times, Down Beat, Guitar World, Cadence, Options, Coda, Jazz Journal and others.

Orhan Demir
Demir in the early 2000s
Background information
Genres	Jazz
Labels	Hittite Records

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
• Barry Elmes - drums
• Rick Lazaroff - electric bass
• Jack Vorvis - drums
• Thomas Oreynicki - bass
• Francois Briere - t. saxophone
• Perry Pansieri - 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)
• Ziggurat in 2021.
• Freedom in Jazz, Vol. 3 (2023).

References

1. Mimaroğlu, İlhan Kemaleddin (1994). Ertesi günce (in Turkish). Istanbul: Pan. p. 87. ISBN 978-975-7652-39-7.
2. Grey, Hilarie (March 1999). "Orhan Demir Trio: Guitar Plus". JazzTimes. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
3. Ferguson, Jim (November 1997). "Orhan Demir: Originals". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
4. "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