

As a drum set artist, Wes regularly performs with Grammy-nominated trumpeter Rob Zinn, island jazz group Basodee, and Plenty Pepper Steel Band. He has also played with singer/songwriter Noelle Picara, funk group Big Package, the party band Lavender, jazz singer Ellen Lebowitz, and the Royal Palm Steel Band. Wes has appeared as a steel drummer with Royal Palm, Blue Waters, and Delaware Steel, and as a theater percussionist for performances with OperaDelaware, Brandywiners, Ltd., the Covered Bridge Theater, and Candlelight Music Dinner Theater. As a former member of the Wind Symphony of Southern New Jersey and the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps, Wes has shared the stage with many world-class artists including the Canadian Brass, the percussion group Nexus, trumpeters David Bilger and Arturo Sandoval, and numerous local artists. Wes and his family recently moved to Wilmington, where he teaches music at The Tatnall School.