Yuri Honing
Introduction ''foto: Joost van den Broek'''''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
References
External links *  Biography of Yuri Honing on the Dutch Music Encyclopedia