Yuri Honing (born July 6, 1965) is a Dutch jazz saxophonist and composer.
Career In 2001, Honing met Paul Bley and recorded the album Seven, featuring Bley on piano, Gary Peacock on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. This album garnered Honing the Dutch Edison Award in 2002. In The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th Edition), this CD was recognized with four (out of five) stars.Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth Edition), Penguin Books, 2006
For a few years, Honing organized a special concert named Winterreise at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. In December 2015 he played his final show at the venue.
After the success of his fusion band Yuri Honing Wired Paradise, which was characterized by its rock influence and electric guitars, Honing assembled his Acoustic Quartet in 2012. In 2016, the quartet won the Edison award for 'Best Instrumental Jazz Album' for their second CD, Desire (2015). The group's third album, Goldbrun (2018), won this award as well, making it his third Edison in total.
Discography
As leader Year Album Label / label code Band Line-up 1992 A Matter Of Conviction Art in Jazz; 991 002-2 Yuri Honing Trio Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums 1996 Star Tracks Jazz in Motion; JIM 75043 Yuri Honing Trio Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums 1998 Playing Jazz in Motion; JIM 75044 Yuri Honing & Misha Mengelberg Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Misha Mengelberg – piano 1999 Sequel Jazz in Motion; JIM 75045 Yuri Honing Trio Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone; Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2000 Lively Buzz Records; ZZ 76015 Yuri Honing/Misha Mengelberg/Ernst Reijseger Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Misha Mengelberg – piano; Ernst Reijseger – cello 2001 Memory Lane Turtle Records; TRSA 0010 Yuri Honing Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Maarten Ornstein – clarinet, bass clarinet; Emily Benyon – whistle; Jacob Slagter – horn; Keiko Iwate – violin; Fred Pot – cello; Achim Kaufmann – piano; Frans van der Hoeven – double bass; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2001 Seven Jazz in Motion; JIM 75086 Yuri Honing/Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Paul Motian Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Paul Bley – piano, Gary Peacock – double bass, Paul Motian – drums 2002 Orient Express Jazz in Motion; JIM 75123 Yuri Honing Trio & Rima Khcheich, Basem Havar, Latif al Obaidi Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone; Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle; Joost Lijbaart – drums; Rima Khcheich – vocals; Basem Havar – strings [djose]; Latif al Obaidi – drum [darbuka], tambourine [riqq], oud [ud] 2004 Alive Jazz in Motion; JIM 75213 Yuri Honing Trio Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone; Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2006 Symphonic Jazz in Motion; JIM 75227 Yuri Honing, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Vince Mendoza – conductor; Metropole Orkest 2006 Temptation Jazz in Motion; JIM 75228;
2 CD Yuri Honing Wired Paradise Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Frank Möbus – guitar; Tony Overwater – bass, double bass; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2007 Winterreise Jazz in Motion; JIM 75368 Yuri Honing & Nora Mulder Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Misha Mengelberg – piano 2008 Meet Your Demons Jazz in Motion; JIM 75419 Yuri Honing Wired Paradise Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Frank Möbus – guitar; Paul Jan Bakker – guitar; Tony Overwater – bass, double bass; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2009 Phase Five Verve; 270377-4 Yuri Honing & Floris Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Floris Klinkert – beats, programming; David Pino – vocals, guitar; Leine – vocals, guitar; Janne Schra – vocals; Lilian Vieria – vocals; Sarah Bettens – vocals; Olger Star – scratches; Sietse van Gorkom – violin; Ro Krauss – viola, Stef van Es – electric guitar; Lucas Dols – double bass 2010 White Tiger Jazz In Motion; JIM 75966 Yuri Honing Wired Paradise Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Frank Möbus – guitar; Stef van Es – guitar; Mark Haanstra – bass; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2012 True Challenge Records; CR73336 Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Wolfert Brederode – piano; Ruben Samam – bass; Joost Lijbaart – drums 2015 Desire Challenge Records; CR73378 Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums 2017 Goldbrun Challenge Records; CR73446 Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums 2020 Bluebeard Challenge Records; CR73466 Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
References
External links
Biography of Yuri Honing on the Dutch Music Encyclopedia