Personnel Bio

MUC Wesley Mayhew

Chief Musician Wesley Mayhew, bass trombone, is a native of Glasgow, Kentucky. He holds a Master of Music from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from Western Kentucky University. He has been a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Band since 2008. In addition to performing with the full concert band, the Guardians Big Band, and various chamber ensembles, he has been featured as a soloist with the Band on several occasions, including featured performances of Kenneth Fuchs’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Steven Frank’s Barnacle Bill the Sailor. Wesley is a mainstay in the New England music scene and serves as the bass trombonist for the New London Big Band, contributing to two albums Social Hour and Don't Stop Now, and has recorded alongside jazz legends John Riley and Wayne Bergeron. His orchestral portfolio includes regular substitute appearances with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, New Haven Symphony, Eastern Connecticut Symphony, and The New Bedford Symphony Orchestras. Wesley is a dedicated educator and advocate for new repertoire and has been a consortium member for several major new works for bass trombone by world-renowned composers such as Kenneth Fuchs, Juraj Filas, Sterling Maffe, and Kevin Lau. In 2019, Wesley’s musical excellence and devotion to duty were recognized with the Colonel Finley R. Hamilton Outstanding Military Musician Award.