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The sounds of the Middle East are incorporated into the imaginative, jazz-inspired improvisations of Turkish-born and Toronto-based guitarist Orhan Demir. An extremely flexible instrumentalist, Demir is a master at creating melodic, single-note passages that recall the playing of <a href="spotify:artist:5Z1XZyEFY0dewG8faEIiEx">Django Reinhardt</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:03YhcM6fxypfwckPCQV8pQ">Wes Montgomery</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:4DlMMgnldzX6OkCskmeGKz">Pat Martino</a>. Yet, his wizardry is equally apparent on high-energy, rock-influenced pieces reminiscent of such fusion guitarists as <a href="spotify:artist:4v0R1feRiuCDch7aAheVhY">John McLaughlin</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:25s8YpOLWqI2SgTlvapJyQ">Larry Coryell</a>.
Discovering jazz after moving to Canada at the age of 14, Demir acquired his first guitar shortly afterwards. While he released a solo acoustic guitar album, Sultan of Strings, of mainstream jazz classics, he primarily works in a small-group setting. Four of his albums -- The Way I See You, North West, Guitar Plus, and Originals -- were recorded as a trio featuring bassist <a href="spotify:artist:1N4zd0vJcrt52wU0wMwfCn">Neil Swainson</a> and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:3UcGqD2y8hc1Nq91jWTsLh">Barry Elmes</a>. He used a different trio, with Rick Lazaroff on bass and Jack Vorvis on drums, on his album Windmill. Tenor saxophonist Francois Briere was featured on Demir's album Hot Cargo. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi
Discovering jazz after moving to Canada at the age of 14, Demir acquired his first guitar shortly afterwards. While he released a solo acoustic guitar album, Sultan of Strings, of mainstream jazz classics, he primarily works in a small-group setting. Four of his albums -- The Way I See You, North West, Guitar Plus, and Originals -- were recorded as a trio featuring bassist <a href="spotify:artist:1N4zd0vJcrt52wU0wMwfCn">Neil Swainson</a> and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:3UcGqD2y8hc1Nq91jWTsLh">Barry Elmes</a>. He used a different trio, with Rick Lazaroff on bass and Jack Vorvis on drums, on his album Windmill. Tenor saxophonist Francois Briere was featured on Demir's album Hot Cargo. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi
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