Yuri Honing
# Yuri Honing

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

## 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. In The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Eighth Edition) this CD was recognized with four (out of five) stars.

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

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.

## Discography

### As leader

| Year | Album | Label / productcode | 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 Kheich, Basem Havar, Latif al Obaidi | Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, Tony Overwater – double bass, whistle, Joost Lijbaart – drums, Rima Kheich – vocals, Basem Havar - djose, Latif al Obaidi – ud, darbuka, riq |
| 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 Orchestra | Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Vince Mendoza – dirigent, Metropole Orchestra. |
| 2006 | Temptation | 2 CD; Jazz in Motion; JIM 75228 | 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 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 |
| 2010 | White Tiger | 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 | CR73336 | Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet | Yuri Honing – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Ruben Samam – bass, Joost Lijbaart – drums |
| 2015 | Desire | CR73378 | Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet | Yuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums |
| 2017 | Goldbrun | CR73446 | Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet | Yuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums |
| 2020 | Bluebeard | CR73466 | Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet | Yuri Honing - tenor saxophone, Wolfert Brederode – piano, Gulli Gudmundsson - double bass, Joost Lijbaart - drums |
