Vaguely Familiar

Vaguely Familiar is the Austin funky-jazz collective—Ken Mills on trombone and Marty Van Blair on keys and trumpet with Eddie Cantu (drums) and James Fenner in the Monks Jazz Club / Austin Jazz Society orbit. Sets explore the funky side of jazz for Midweek @ Monks bills and society collabs that put trombone-and-trumpet color over groove-forward rhythm sections—listening-room heat for fans of soul-jazz and brass-driven nightclub swing, not a cover-band jukebox. Distinct from the Madison, Indiana blues/southern-rock trio of the same name that streams as Vaguely Familiar Band.

Expect funky Austin jazz when Vaguely Familiar hits the stage—Monks Jazz lifers, not the Indiana blues trio or a vague open-mic night.