Tristan Honsinger RIP

[cliffpeterson]

Thomas Heberer reports on FB that Mr. Honsinger died today

Edited August 5, 2023 by cliffpeterson

[Chuck Nessa]

Shame.

[mjazzg]

Saw him a couple of times with ICP, great musician

His first name is misspelt in the thread title, 'Tristan' 

[Steve Reynolds]

RIP, sir

Also saw him with ICP 4 times I believe. Great entertainer as well as a idiosyncratic improvisor of the best kind.

[adh1907]

RIP. Great player, first heard him on Charles Fox BBC radio jazz in Britain live sessions in the 70s and was then surprised that he turned up on a Pop Group b side snappily entitled ‘Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners”. 

Actually I think Tristan lets rip on the A side, we are all prostitutes from about 2 minutes in. Would be interested to know how he fell in with this crowd, what a life. RIP. 

 

[LWayne]

RIP Tristan. God Bless.

LWayne

[Rabshakeh]

RIP. One of the last surviving links, gone.

[soulpope]

R.I.P  ....

[Hoppy T. Frog]

ICP's music is so important to me, saw him several times with them, including at the Vortex a week after Misha Mengelberg died, he and the ICP performed a Charles Ives song in tribute, Honsinger sang lead.  The song was a tribute to Ives' deceased dog, but it was both poignant and funny and so so right for those tricksters.  

Edited August 6, 2023 by Hoppy T. Frog

[clifford_thornton]

Very sad news. Saw ICP Orchestra quite a few times, and saw Tristan with Cecil and as a solo performer also. He was a real original.

Re: The Pop Group, Honsinger worked extensively with Steve Beresford in the '70s and I assume that would be the connection.

[Jason Bivins]

RIP, sir.