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Yuri Lemeshev (born 1954 or 1955) is an American accordion player and former member of gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello.

Biography

Lemeshev was born on the island of Sakhalin, RSFSR, Soviet Union. In 1989 he emigrated to the United States. He became popular in the East Village of New York City for his performances in bistros, wearing various hats and wigs. He has shared the stage and recorded with Nicole Renaud, Greg Wall, Mary Wooten, and Matt Darriau, and worked in a trio called Tridruga with bassist Tony Scherr and guitarist Brad Shepik. In 2001, he joined Gogol Bordello, leaving the band in 2013.

He started a duo with theremin player Pamelia Kurstin in 2007.

Discography

• Yuri Lemeshev Solo – Live at Jules (Tillotson, 1995)
• Tridruga (Love Slave, 2000)

References

1. Two sources state he was 53 in 2007
2. ^ "Profiles: Yuri Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", Gogolbordello.com, retrieved 2010-01-26
3. "Eugene Hutz, Gogol Bordello's Gypsy Punk Hero", NPR Music, August 15, 2007, retrieved 2010-01-26
4. Brown, Evan (2007) "Go for the Gogol: Gogol Bordello's gypsy punk is intoxicating and inviting", New Haven Advocate, October 4, 2007, retrieved 2010-01-26
5. Proefrock, Stacia "Gogol Bordello Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-01-26
6. Lynch, Dave "Tridruga Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-01-26
7. Goosty, Flibbert, J (2000) "Tridruga", All About Jazz, August 1, 2000, retrieved 2010-01-26
8. "Did somebody ask where is Yuri? He is drinking with Pasha!". Gogol Bordello. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

External links

• Yuri Lemeshev at IMDb

• 1954 births
• American jazz accordionists
• Gogol Bordello members
• Gypsy punk
• Living people
• American male jazz musicians
• 21st-century American accordionists