“Hope” w/ Gary Wheat, Choko Aiken, Nick Walker and CJ Brown. [full vid on YT!]
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I’ll be in Birmingham this weekend:
• Fri 5/8 at Pogo Cocktail Bar 7-10 - Josh Couts Trio w/ Nick Walker & Jack Vogt
• sat 5/9 at Pogo 7-10 - Josh Couts Quartet w/ Choko Aiken, Ryan Brown, & Carldario Brown
• sun 5/10 at Bham museum of art 11am-2pm - Choko Aiken Trio feat. Gary Wheat on T.S.
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In other news, I’m working on finalizing a small tour in July! So far I have dates in Atlanta, Nashville, Auburn, Birmingham, and looking for the right venue in Huntsville. Let me know if you have a place in mind or if you think we should stop somewhere else in AL, TN, GA, SC, or NC.
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@garywheatsax @chokopia @nickonthedoublebass @its_dario.brown @pogobham @bhammuseum #hope #originalcomposition #thegeneraldance #joshcouts #modernjazz
![Now available to stream on all streaming platforms “Fertile Ground”, the first single from my upcoming album The General Dance.You also pre-save the full album on streaming sites or pre-order on iTunes!This full video is available on my YouTube channel and website![Links in the bio]Gary Wheat, Choko Aiken, Nick Walker, and CJ Brown are all creative and inspiring musicians to create with and I feel lucky to have them on this album.Recorded July 29, 2024 at Ivy Manor StudiosEngineered and Mixed by Jared PrzybyszMastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Recording, NYCVideography and video editing by Blake ButlerCover Art and Graphic Design by Faith Carpenter..@chokopia @garywheatsax @its_dario.brown @nickonthedoublebass @ivymanorstudios @jaredprzybysz @blakebutlerr @davedarlingtonbasshitrecording @faith.c.c..#fertileground #joshcouts #modernjazz #newmusic #newmusicvideo #originalmusic #jazzcomposition #originalcomposition #improvisation](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6716625650504021532471_0_6744515434da18c23d5a8170d5ae6aaa.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS4yODg1LTE1LzQ3MjUyOTY4N18xODA1Mzc2OTQ0NjUwNDM0Ml83NDQwMjkyMjA0NjI1OTA4Nzc2X24uanBnP3N0cD1jMC4yNzMuNzA2LjcwNmFfZHN0LWpwZ19lMTVfczY0MHg2NDBfdHQ2Jl9uY19odD1zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbSZfbmNfY2F0PTEwMiZfbmNfb2M9UTZjWjJnSGpVRnk2RXJCWVp0NVM2OW5SUnN2TmxOWWo2YnU5Z3hpYUVJSEEySFF4a3J0T2FZdG1waGcyaVJLaV9NVG1oRlRyeUw0VmNsNFE2MDZSeE4yMHBUaW8mX25jX29oYz1wSFRNRUE5Q09la1E3a052d0ZhRC1KMCZfbmNfZ2lkPUtGWGh2cjkzQ3gzSlV5dGFRODJlbXcmZWRtPUFQVTg5RkFCQUFBQSZjY2I9Ny01Jm9oPTAwX0FmNTBhQUJZRm1OdWp3NzVpX2p4TXZ3djNvMl9XUDJ2NDlFSGRUUlVsYzc3aWcmb2U9NkExMTNCRDQmX25jX3NpZD1iYzBjMmM=&h=96d01871641a7a891308304ed506b013)
![“Hope” w/ Gary Wheat, Choko Aiken, Nick Walker and CJ Brown. [full vid on YT!].I’ll be in Birmingham this weekend:• Fri 5/8 at Pogo Cocktail Bar 7-10 - Josh Couts Trio w/ Nick Walker & Jack Vogt• sat 5/9 at Pogo 7-10 - Josh Couts Quartet w/ Choko Aiken, Ryan Brown, & Carldario Brown• sun 5/10 at Bham museum of art 11am-2pm - Choko Aiken Trio feat. Gary Wheat on T.S...In other news, I’m working on finalizing a small tour in July! So far I have dates in Atlanta, Nashville, Auburn, Birmingham, and looking for the right venue in Huntsville. Let me know if you have a place in mind or if you think we should stop somewhere else in AL, TN, GA, SC, or NC...@garywheatsax @chokopia @nickonthedoublebass @its_dario.brown @pogobham @bhammuseum #hope #originalcomposition #thegeneraldance #joshcouts #modernjazz](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739702437122046215922_0_e195892c1ab747ace06296317b1af454.jpg?o=aHR0cHM6Ly9zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS92L3Q1MS43MTg3OC0xNS82ODI5ODI2NDJfMTk5MTcyMzA5MTQ0MTkwMl83ODk4MTQxNDk3ODI4MDk5NjU2X24uanBnP3N0cD1jMTczLjAuMjk0LjI5NGFfZHN0LWpwZ19lMTVfdHQ2Jl9uY19odD1zY29udGVudC1hdGwzLTIuY2RuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbSZfbmNfY2F0PTEwMiZfbmNfb2M9UTZjWjJnSGpVRnk2RXJCWVp0NVM2OW5SUnN2TmxOWWo2YnU5Z3hpYUVJSEEySFF4a3J0T2FZdG1waGcyaVJLaV9NVG1oRlRyeUw0VmNsNFE2MDZSeE4yMHBUaW8mX25jX29oYz1NbjBTU0NMX0Rvc1E3a052d0Y5ZU9FMyZfbmNfZ2lkPUtGWGh2cjkzQ3gzSlV5dGFRODJlbXcmZWRtPUFQVTg5RkFCQUFBQSZjY2I9Ny01Jm9oPTAwX0FmNEUwaXJaUkM0ZXhrV1FHbTBQaWJWd0xQMGFpUVN5ZHN2VHZOeDVBMzlYakEmb2U9NkExMTFGRjgmX25jX3NpZD1iYzBjMmM=&h=41651b5f9ea21528d24a6f61a26fbfec)
![Some of Gary Wheat’s saxophone solo and my guitar solo on “The General Dance” w/ Ryan Brown and Michael Glaser at High Dive. [full vid on YT!].I’ll be in Birmingham all of next weekend:• Fri 5/8 at Pogo 7-10 - Josh Couts Trio w/ Nick Walker and Jack Vogt• sat 5/9 at Pogo 7-10 - Josh Couts Quartet w/ Choko Aiken, Ryan Brown, & CJ Brown• sun 5/10 at Bham museum of Art 11am-2pm - Choko Aiken Trio feat. Gary Wheat on T.S...In other news, I’m working on finalizing a small tour in July! So far I have dates in Atlanta, Nashville, Auburn, Birmingham, and looking for the right venue in Huntsville. Let me know if you have a place in mind or if you think we should stop somewhere else in AL, TN, GA, SC, or NC...@garywheatsax @_radryan @michaelglasermusic @highdive.bham @pogobham @bhammuseum #thegeneraldance #joshcouts #modernjazz](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6739196241586946482915_0_20aa50798203b9c55ccda3e06bb96aa5.jpg?o=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&h=ce8687b0412a0c25dab544bcea6852f5)
