Huntsville

Norway��s HUNTSVILLE delves into an adventurous crossbreed of rock, drones, country, jazz and electro-acoustic improvisation. Boston Weekly described their 2006 debut ��for the middle class�� on Rune Grammofon: ?armed with a banjo, a double bass, a pedal steel, a bizarre tabla machine, shruti boxes and a fondness for freeing folk from its folk songs - from Santa Fe to Bombay.? Huntsville��s unexpected sounds and textures, allied with echoes of traditional genres in a radical new conceptual language have been labelled abstract drone Americana and yoga country. On their third album named For Flowers, Cars and Wars (Hubro), they dig deeper into their striking and original sound world - this time with riffing electric guitars, hard-hitting drums, electronic noise and their secret weapon: a drone commander..

Josh Couts

Born: September 9, 1987

Josh Couts is a versatile jazz guitarist and educator with a strong foundation in the essential sub genres of bebop and hard bop.  That foundation combined with his unique composition style and ever broadening approach to improvisation makes Josh’s music seem familiar yet new. 

Josh’s latest album The General Dance was released February 7, 2025. It features 11 original compositions in varying styles that highlight Josh’s broad musical influences from classic and modern jazz to Brazilian music.

Josh's other releases as a leader include All Things Green (2022) and Time Marching On (2018).  The 2022 release All Things Green features bassist Curtis Lundy, pianist Louis Heriveaux, and drummer Terreon Gully.

TerryBrooks

Born: April 21, 1961

I play a lil harmonica, love Blues n can beat a tune on some hand percussion.

Pond

By Huntsville

Label: Hubro Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: (ER)? (ING)? (AGE)? (OK)

Huntsville: Pond

by John Eyles
April 26, 2015

Since the Norwegian trio Huntsville first came together in 2006, they have been eclectic enough to keep listeners guessing what to expect next and who they might collaborate with, making each of their album releases an intriguing and exciting event. After their debut album For The Middle Class (Rune Grammofon, 2006) featured the three core players—guitarist ...

A Dixieland Song Just Waiting For The Right Band

March 22, 2015

Huntsville, AL: Long time songwriter, George Wells, has written an exciting Dixieland song that tells how sweet the world seems when you are looking through chocolate covered glasses I have just finished a demo on my brand new idea, ��Chocolate Covered Glasses.�� Well, what��s so exciting about that? At age 84 and writing songs for more ...

JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014

by Henning Bolte
June 6, 2014

JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2014 Bergen, Norway May 21-25, 2014 Bergen, the second largest city of Norway along the northwestern coast of the North Sea, is situated along an impressive mountainous bay. Protected against and open to the sea, to the world it is an illustrious place of a centuries-old merchant tradition, ...

Mai Jazz 2014

by John Kelman
May 24, 2014

Mai Jazz 2014 Stavanger, Norway May 6-11, 2014 After visiting Norway as often as four or five times annually, a first trip to the country in early May is surprisingly late for a first visit of the year. The last time visiting the west coast city of Stavanger was in 2008, part ...

Past Increasing, Future Receding

By Huntsville

Label: Hubro Music
Released: 2013
Track listing: Presence in Absence? The Flow of Sand? In an Hourglass

Huntsville: Past Increasing, Future Receding

by John Eyles
October 21, 2013

For their fourth album release--the second on the Hubro label--the Norwegian guitar/bass/drums (plus effects) trio Huntsville have moved away from the collaborations (notably that with vocalist Hanne Hukkelberg) which characterised their last two recordings, and again opted to record as a threesome. The main reason for that is obvious once the music begins. Past Increasing, Future ...