Kentuckian Jeff Yurkowski plays keyboards and accordion and is well known in central Kentucky as an accomplished player. His versatility stretches from the honky tonk piano of 'Another Empty Bottle' to the building B-3 swells on 'Love and a .45' and the foot stompin' Cajun/zydeco accordion of "Bayou Teche.'

Jeff is an intelligent and tasteful player and has recorded and toured with Enigma/Capitol recording artists Velvet Elvis as well as The Jetters and The City Slickers. He currently plays with the zydeco band, Zydecola; Lexington alternate - country outfit The Yonders and The Deadnecks.

Jeff has a masters degree in computer science from the University of Kentucky and is a video sound track artist whose work has been heard on PBS; he's also a fine songwriter and has had music published by Sons and Daughters/Enigma (BMI) and Midnight Joy Music (ASCAP).

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