A Lifetime of Making Music

A Voice of American Experiences and International Jazz Cat, Yuri crisscrossed cultures blending Gypsy Jazz, Afro-Cuban, and Latin Beats with Traditional Pop, Urban Country, and String Swing.

Founding member of country rock band Kinderhook, Yuri expanded his musical journey to new frontiers with a jazz infusion mentality, a great feel for rock, and a passion for harmony versed in the ways of Steely Dan, Pat Metheny, and Jean Luc Ponty.

Singer, songwriter, composer, and arranger of an authentic sound.

Selling Yuri's Guitars

D-28 Martin

The email came from C.F. Martin Customer Service: Hello Christina, We're happy to help you with this inquiry! On behalf of all of us from C.F. Martin & Co., we are very sorry to hear about the passing of your husband. Please accept our condolences during this very difficult time for you and your family. The serial number you provided for your husband’s Martin matches a D-28 that was stamped to begin the manufacturing process on March 5th of 1968.

Goodbye, My Darling

vocals music+lyrics by Yuri Turchyn

A year has come and gone since Yuri exited the stage. He left this song for me to find in his memory. It made me cry. Then I smiled. He always knew how to end the show.

Goodbye My Darling

Yuri Turchyn

Heartbreak and heartache is what life is about when you fall in love and it ends.

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Album Du Jour

Irresistible Urge

The World

The World, a group from Sea Bright, New Jersey, led by guitarist/keyboardist Gunter Ford and featured violinist Yuri Turchyn, (founding member of country-rock band Kinderhook) who used his instrument like a lead guitar. Read more

The World, a group from Sea Bright, New Jersey, led by guitarist/keyboardist Gunter Ford and featured violinist Yuri Turchyn, (founding member of country-rock band Kinderhook) who used his instrument like a lead guitar. The World's drummer, Ron Howden was one of the founders of the early 1970s British art-rock band, Nektar. This album was dedicated to Mary Ann Salerno and the memory of Kinderhook. ECSS 5646 All songs (C) (P) Forchyn Music, BMI 1987.