At NYU he formed the band, The Hour, which played alongside Blues Traveler, Dave Matthews and the Spin Doctors.
In June 1992, Turk teamed up with Pete Seeger as part of The Street Singers, a group that taught folk songs to schoolchildren and adults in and around New York City.
Turk recorded with Pete Seeger[6] and opened for Judy Collins, the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, Fiona Apple, and The Doobie Brothers.
His 2010 recording, American Preservation, produced by David Dobkin, placed at Number #20 on the folk/dj charts and is a collection of traditional standards and classics, ranging from Roy Acuff to Pink Floyd, and from Taj Mahal to T. Rex.
[4] As of 2020 Matt serves as the music director at Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Short Hills New Jersey Solo Session Musician Band Member