Yuri Honing

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Yuri Honing (born 6 July 1965) is a Dutch jazz saxophonist.

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Career

In 2001, Honing met Paul Bley and recorded the album Seven with Bley on piano, Gary Peacock on bass and Paul Motian on drums. This album garnered Honing the Dutch Edison Award in 2002. [1] In The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth Edition) this CD was recognized with four (out of five) stars. [2]

For a few years Honing organised a special concert named Winterreise in Paradiso (Amsterdam). In December 2015 they did their final show. [3]

After the success of the Yuri Honing Wired Paradise, which was characterised by their rock influence and electric guitars, Honing founded the Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet in 2012. In 2016 they won the Edison award for 'Best Instrumental Jazz Album' for their second CD Desire (2015). Their third album Goldbrun (2018) proceeded to win this award as well, making it his third Edison in total. [4]

Discography

As leader

YearAlbumLabel / productcodeBandLine-up
1992A Matter Of ConvictionArt in Jazz; 991 002-2Yuri Honing TrioYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
1996Star TracksJazz in Motion; JIM 75043Yuri Honing TrioYuri Honing – tenor saxophone,Tony Overwater – double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
1998PlayingJazz in Motion; JIM 75044Yuri Honing & Misha MengelbergYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Misha Mengelberg – piano
1999SequelJazz in Motion; JIM 75045Yuri Honing TrioYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2000LivelyBuzz Records; ZZ 76015Yuri Honing/Misha Mengelberg/Ernst ReijsegerYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Misha Mengelberg – piano, Ernst Reijseger - cello
2001Memory LaneTurtle Records; TRSA 0010Yuri HoningYuri 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
2001SevenJazz in Motion; JIM 75086Yuri Honing/Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Paul MotianYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Paul Bley – piano, Gary Peacock – double bass, Paul Motian – drums
2002Orient ExpressJazz in Motion; JIM 75123Yuri Honing Trio & Rima Kheich, Basem Havar, Latif al ObaidiYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle, Joost Lijbaart – drums, Rima Kheich – vocals, Basem Havar - djose, Latif al Obaidi – ud, darbuka, riq
2004AliveJazz in Motion; JIM 75213Yuri Honing TrioYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2006SymphonicJazz in Motion; JIM 75227Yuri Honing, Vince Mendoza & Metropole OrchestraYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Vince Mendoza – dirigent, Metropole Orchestra.
2006Temptation2 CD; Jazz in Motion; JIM 75228Yuri Honing Wired ParadiseYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Frank Möbus – guitar, Tony Overwater – bass, double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2007WinterreiseJazz in Motion; JIM 75368Yuri Honing & Nora Mulder Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Misha Mengelberg – piano
2008Meet Your DemonsJazz in Motion; JIM 75419Yuri Honing Wired ParadiseYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Frank Möbus – guitar, Paul Jan Bakker – guitar, Tony Overwater – bass, double bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2009Phase FiveVerve; 270377-4Yuri Honing & FlorisYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Floris Klinkert – beats, programming, David Pinao – 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 – guitar, Lucas Dols – double bass
2010White TigerJIM 75966Yuri Honing Wired ParadiseYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Frank Möbus – guitar, Stef van Es – guitar, Mark Haanstra – bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2012TrueCR73336Yuri Honing Acoustic QuartetYuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Ruben Samam – bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums
2015DesireCR73378Yuri Honing Acoustic QuartetYuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums
2017GoldbrunCR73446Yuri Honing Acoustic QuartetYuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums
2020BluebeardCR73466Yuri Honing Acoustic QuartetYuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums

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References

  1. "Edison Awards Prijswinnaars" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth Edition), Penguin Books, 2006
  3. "Yuri Honing stopt met Winterreise" (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  4. "Edison Awards Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet" (in Dutch).

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