Artist: jeff gauthier

Cryptogramophone founder Jeff Gauthier and his Goatette carry on, business as usual. As usual, business is good. Musicians tend to make pretty decent label bosses. When I saw Adrian Legg perform several years ago, he extolled his new label, Favored Nations, because it was "run by a guitar player." Violinist Jeff Gauthier is a triple-threat in this regard; he runs the Cryptogramophone label, produces some pretty happening names such as Jenny Scheinman and Erik Friedlander, and he's one terrific bandleader. On top of all of that, he plays jazz violin like a...

We are extremely excited to be able to present a guest post from musician/producer/label operator Jeff Gauthier. Jeff - in addition to having a superlative first name - has a new album (see below), just out on his Cryptogramophone label. He recently co-produced the latest Angel City Jazz Festival , and followed up on that by herding a number of his favorite West Coast musicians into The Stone in NYC's East Village. Gauthier, in fact, is in the middle of presenting a two-week run of Crypto- and Crypto-friendly bands at The Stone. Do check [...]

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