Jeff Gauthier, Johnny Chang, Jessica Catron, Natalie Brejcha - photo from SoundNet.Org

The Little Label That Could: An Interview With Cryptogramophone's Jeff Gauthier

[13 April 2007]

by Will Layman

"I want every album I produce to take the listener on a journey, perhaps to places they've never been before." Cryptogramophone Records founder Gauthier talks L.A. jazz, musical community, and embracing change.
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