Sam is majoring in mechanical engineering at Gonzaga University. He has played the trumpet since fifth grade (a little over a decade ago), and now plays various brass instruments in ensembles both on and off campus. Now in his second season with the group, Sam is, as ever, thrilled for the opportunity to play in the Spokane British Brass Band and share the stage with a community of musicians who foster a higher level of music making.

Tim Blaydon’s love for music blossomed during his high school years in Vancouver, Washington. During his travels with the jazz, concert, and marching band, he realized how special music is to players and audiences. After his high school band traveled to China for the 2008 Olympics, he decided that he wanted to give students the same musical opportunities he had as a student, and he hoped to find similar experiences as a player. Tim received his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Portland and his Master of Music in Music Education at Eastern Washington University. During his college years, Tim wanted to be involved in every possible ensemble he could as a trumpet player. Some ensembles included jazz bands, wind ensembles, symphony orchestras, brass quintets, trumpet ensembles, pep bands, and the Oregon Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps. Between hours in the practice room, Tim discovered his love for conducting and spent much of his time during graduate school conducting the symphonic band and wind ensemble at Eastern. Currently, Tim is Band Director at North Central High School.

Alex Wolfe is from Bremerton, WA. He attended Eastern Washington University and graduated in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in composition and 2010 with a postbaccalaureate in trumpet performance. After living in Los Angeles for two years and dabbling in the film and television industry, he moved back to Washington where he earned a master's degree in architecture from WSU in 2017. He now works as a building designer in Spokane. Alex Wolfe plays cornet in the Spokane British Brass Band, has his own brass quartet, and has previously played in the Bainbridge Island Symphony, the Los Angeles Valley Symphony, Rude and Unprofessional Big Band, Manny's Last Cigarette (an avant garde electro pop ensemble), and various other popular and classical ensembles. He has written music for EWU's marching band, the WSU 1:00 Big Band, and the films of Stimson Snead. He is an avid cyclist, camper, and hiker. If you want some of his favorite outdoor spots, grab him after the concert! He loves to share!

David Mayo is from Centreville, Virginia. He became enamored with brass bands at James Madison University and ended up playing Soprano. He has had great opportunities to play with the Canterbury Brass in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Massanutten Brass in Massanutten Virginia, and has been playing with the Spokane British Brass Band since 2015.

Kiira Tietjen is a Spokane native and first played with SBBB when she was in high school, soloing in Masters of Brass concerts in 2001 and 2002. She went on to study music at Northwestern University before switching careers and earning a doctorate degree in nursing. She currently works with teens as a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Kiira joined SBBB as a regular member in 2019 and enjoys sharing her love of music with her family. Over the years she has also enjoyed playing with Clarion Brass Choir, NU SWE, Chicago British Brass Band, and Spokane’s New Horizons Orchestra.

Kit Cutler has played euphonium with the Spokane British Brass Band since its inception in 1995, and has served as band manager for most of that time. Kit grew up in Spokane, attending North Central High School and graduating from Whitman College with a BA in Chemistry.

Kit currently lives on a Wheat and Kentucky Bluegrass farm in Nine Mile Falls. He has three grown children, three granddaughters and two grandsons.

Sandi Wilcox was born and raised in a small Indiana farming community. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to Washington, DC and attended the University of Maryland, while working for the FBI as a file clerk. Upon returning to Indiana, she got married and started working as an accountant for a small CPA firm in Indianapolis. While in Indianapolis, she and her husband, RJ, were blessed with a son, Russ. Her husband was transferred to Southern California in 1984, where Sandi and their son soon followed. They resided in Huntington Beach for 24 years. While there, she worked for another CPA firm, Carpenter Petersen & Associates as Accounting Manager.

She played hand bells with her church's hand bell choir for several years, as well as belonging to two community bands, Huntington Beach Concert Band and the Golden West Pops. She also played in a brass quintet. They also enjoyed the beach lifestyle, fishing, going to the beach, bike riding, spending time with neighbors and friends.
Sandi and RJ moved to Sagle, ID in June of 2009. She is now retired and will find her walking her dog, working in her flower garden, cooking, and reading.

Jim Marshall is a native of Spokane and received a BA in Ed from EWU majoring in music. He has a private studio teaching trombone, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba and trumpet. Jim has coached the Lewis & Clark low brass and West Valley low brass at their marching band camp. He has conducted the choir at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and has performed with the Spokane Jazz Orchestra, Spokane River Band, Spokane Riverpark Band, Wenatchee Symphony, Octuba and the Wenatchee British Brass Band.

Jim spent 10 years with the Spokane British Brass Band before becoming conductor for one concert. He started the Spokane Brass Youth Band and was Business Office Manager of Sunshine Terrace until his retirement. Jim now plays Eb tuba in the band.