Meet Alli Bean

Victoria, BC, Canada's Alli Bean is a multi-award-winning Canadian powerhouse blues/jazz/pop-influenced songwriter and vocalist. Drawing influence from a list of artists including Horace Silver, Alanis Morissette, Fiona Apple and Amy Winehouse, her compositional style leans toward the bluesy funky side of the street, with a twist of jazz piano and a dash of sass for good measure. Since her start in classical piano in the 90’s, Bean has explored diverse popular styles of music from Country and many subsets of Rock to R&B, as well as attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies. Her experience in multi-genre bands and ensembles has influenced her unique sound. Versatility is one of her superpowers.

With various groups, Alli has played venues around Vancouver Island, Canada including The Port Theatre, Hermann’s Jazz Club, Alix Goolden Hall and The Union Club of Victoria. Between 2014 and 2018, with Nick LaRiviere and Soul Source, Alli played several fundraising events for local nonprofit organizations including The Living Edge and Rainbow Kitchen. In the summer of 2019, with the Hollobodies, she opened for talents such as Wise Youngblood, Quadra Sound and Daniel Wesley. In 2023, Alli shared the stage with with Alpha Centauri at Cumberland Wild festival & Canada Day at the BC Legislature. She has also shared the stage with Nick LaRiviere (Best Laid Plans) and Alex Be. She has recorded with Island talent such as The Grinning Barretts, Jade Bell, and Phil Bulmer. She is currently doing session recording work on vocals and keyboards with Mount Wells Recording Productions.

Her debut album, Outside Voice, is a culmination of 7 of Alli's favourite original works dating back to 2017. This fun, groovy set, released in 2022, will make you sway & bounce on a ride of honest soulful emotion. It features West Coast talents Dave Friend (Sun Tower, Waterfront Station) & Stewart McLellan (Sarah Smith) on production, guitar & drums.