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==Brief Biography==

Demir, born 1954 in [[Istanbul]], immigrated to [[Canada]] in 1977.

His albums were cited by respected magazines such as ''[[Down Beat]]'',<ref name=Mimaroglu>{{cite book |title=Ertesi günce |last=Mimaroğlu |first=İlhan Kemaleddin |year=1994 |publisher=Pan |location=Istanbul |isbn=9789757652397 |page=87 |language=Turkish }}</ref> ''[[Option (music magazine)|Option]]''{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} and ''[[Cadence Magazine|Cadence]]''.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Cadence Magazine|Cadence]] |year=1997 |volume=23 |issue=7 |page=43 |quote=Orhan Demir is an incredible, even legendary guitarist }}</ref>

Orhan Demir's style is an interesting blend of Be-Bop rhythms<ref name=jazztimes199903/> set against a middle-eastern scale<ref name=jazztimes199711/> played with a blazingly fast picking technique.<ref name=jazztimes199903/> He has been compared to [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} and [[Django Reinhardt]].<ref name=jazztimes199711/>