Julie Slim is a Lebanese-Palestinian-American multilingual jazz/world vocalist based in Austin, TX.  She founded her band, Julie Slim & RendezVous, in 2013, bringing forth the cultural influences that shaped her life. A child of the world, Julie aims to create cultural bridges and heart connections through her warm vocals which are known to soothe, uplift and transport her listeners. With RendezVous, Julie won an Honorary Merit Award in the 2017 USA Songwriting Competition for her original song, Sarabande de Solitude (Shawn Ellison/Julie Slim). As a result, Julie Slim & RendezVous was featured in the 2017 Songwriters Showcase at SXSW Music Festival. 

 

 

With RendezVous, Julie combines her experience as an actor, linguist, and improvisor to create a fun and diverse show that takes the listener on a trip around the world. With RendezVous, Julie has self-released a three-song studio EP, and a five-song live EP recorded in Austin, TX.  In 2017, Julie self-released her first full-length album titled Promenade Sentimentale, a collection of French standards close to her heart.  On April 30, 2025, Julie released Suspended, a multilingual album of originals themed around snapshots of meaningful times in her life.

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Julie has worked as a vocalist with the Austin Jazz Workshop since 2001, performing in several of their seasons, the last one being Ella Fitzgerald - Queen of Jazz in 2024.  Another way that Julie gives back to her community is through her work as a vocalist with the Threshold Choir, a volunteer international organization that specializes in songs of comfort in times of transition. You can find Julie every Tuesday morning at Hospice Christopher House in Austin TX, offering songs of comfort with her fellow TC sisters to travelers who welcome the songs with grace and gratitude.

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Growing up in Beirut, Lebanon, Julie remembers singing herself to sleep, listening to a variety of musical genres, among them Edith Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Barbara Streisand, The Beatles, and Fairuz. She fell in love with the theatre in her teenage years, and nurtured her second love for language (BA Speech/Language Pathology - University of Pittsburgh, MA Linguistics - University of Michigan) by teaching ESL to Asian immigrants as well as Freshman English classes at the American University of Beirut, and then at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. There, Julie immersed herself in musical theatre with credits at the Muhlenberg Summer Repertory Theatre, namely Hodel (Fiddler On The Roof), Pitti Sing (The Mikado), Princess Ababu (Kismet) and Sheherezade (1001 Nights).  After her move to Austin, TX in 1996, she earned the nomination for a B. Iden Payne award for best character actor in the original children's show, Deep In The Heart of Texas (dir. Alice Carnes).

Julie is a multitalented musician, whose eclectic background in performance and commitment to collaboration are a testament to her lifelong passion for connecting with diverse audiences.  Julie is a member of the Indie Collaborative and ASCAP as a creator.