Tunes & Tassels: The Twi-Lites

The Twi-lites

The Twi-Lites is a sextet of jazz-pop musicians from different musical disciplines united around the principle of playing flexible repertoire of hits, rarities and originals with a foot in jazz, pop, R&B, folk and rock with strong melodies, harmonies and economical arrangements.

The band originated in 2017 around drummer Michael DiMario, keyboardist/guitarist/ songwriter Bruce Martin, multi-instrumentalist Amy Dennison, bassist Bill Reid, lead guitarist Bill Cheatam and singer Karie-Lee Sutherland, developing a repertoire of 70+ songs, including covers from the Great American Songbook (Gershwin, Cole Porter, etc.), and pop songs from the late 20th century, including Britpop, Motown, folk-rock (Dylan, Rolling Stones) early New Wave (Blondie, Go-Gos) and 20th-century-styled originals by Bruce. Since then, drummer Kevin Marsh has replaced co-founder DiMario. Band has principally appeared at festival-style and music series settings.