10 Facts About Jeff Gauthier

Jeff Gauthier is an American violinist who works with classical, jazz, new music, and free improvisation music.

Jeff Gauthier is active as a music producer and nonprofit consultant.

Violinist, composer, producer and nonprofit manager Jeff Gauthier grew up in Los Angeles, CA where he studied violin with his aunt Helen Pitzele, and Los Angeles Philharmonic member Armand Roth.

Jeff Gauthier was a founding member with Nels Cline, Alex Cline and Eric von Essen of the seminal acoustic ensemble Quartet Music, a creative presence in Los Angeles from 1979 to 1991.

Jeff Gauthier has performed in ensembles with bassist Mark Dresser and recorded with drummer Gregg Bendian, and four CDs with Steuart Liebig.

Jeff Gauthier has been named a Downbeat "Rising Star" several times as both violinist and producer in the Downbeat Critics Poll.

Jeff Gauthier performed on the 2000 Grammy Award winning CD Credo by Penderecki with the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus under conductor Helmuth Rilling.

Jeff Gauthier worked in the Los Angeles studio scene on numerous movies and TV shows including soundtracks for almost every episode of the Star Trek series The Next Generation, Voyager and Deep Space Nine.

Jeff Gauthier was co-artistic director of the acclaimed Angel City Jazz Festival with Rocco Somazzi, and co-founder and executive director of Angel City Arts, its nonprofit parent organization.

Jeff Gauthier has produced several concert series in Los Angeles, including the Inner Ear series and the long-running Cryptonight new music series at the Club Tropical in Culver City.