After being awarded a position in the Texas All State Jazz Band in high school, Steven Vague moved to Austin and performed in the University of Texas Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra while attending school there. Since then, Steven has played and recorded in the Austin area with various bands including David Glassco’s eleven-piece Steely Dan styled group, Blue Millennium. Steven has played with Delbert McClinton, Muddy Waters’ harmonica player Paul Oscher, and Rob Roy Parnell. He has been featured in bands led by drummers Brannen Temple, Ernie Durawa, and Henry Brun, as well as guitarists Mitch Watkins, Russell Scanlon, Clay Moore, and Mike Barnes. For several years, Steven performed with the nationally acclaimed Creative Opportunities Orchestra, led by Tina Marsh. Currently, he is featured in the funk band, Extreme Heat; and jazz groups, the Waller Creek Vipers, Los Jazz Vatos, and the Curtis Calderon Quartet. Steven plays with the Tony Harrison Western Swing Band, and occasionally with Alex Dormont’s Hot Texas Swing Band. He has also worked with Austin’s own Groove Labs Band, and Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes.