Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet | This is not David Bowie

Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet returns to LantarenVenster in Rotterdam with This is not David Bowie, a project inspired by Bowie’s music, art, and restless urge to keep changing. For saxophonist Yuri Honing, Bowie has long been an important influence. The listing even traces that back to a specific spark: David Sanborn’s solo on Bowie’s Young Americans helped convince the young Honing to choose the instrument in the first place.

This is not presented as a straightforward set of Bowie covers. Instead, the quartet approaches Bowie’s legacy through what the page calls a reworks method, using elements from his music, visual world and artistic drive as raw material for new compositions. That fits a group already known for its intense, cinematic sound and its distinctive place within international jazz.

The line-up is made up of Yuri Honing on saxophone, Wolfert Brederode on piano, Gulli Gudmundsson on bass, and Joost Lijbaart on drums. The event text also points to the quartet’s earlier Bowie-related success, including a version of After All that found its way onto an international playlist and racked up millions of plays.

Details

• Date: Friday 4 December 2026
• Location: LantarenVenster, Rotterdam
• Start: 20:30
• Ticket price: €23, including €3 service costs per ticket
• Seating: seated concert with free seat choice