Juliet Varnedoe

Juliet Varnedoe

Musicians | Instrument: Vocals | Location: New York City

A sultry and humid performance...sung with seductive cleverness and mirth.

—C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

Updated: January 5, 2024

Born: August 22

New York based musical artist Juliet Varnedoe writes and produces innovative Cajun French songs that reflect her pioneering, visionary spirit. She draws from her Louisiana roots to combine Acadian traditional folk songs, electronic French pop, and New Orleans jazz traditions. 

Her years of performance in New York cabaret clubs and venues such as Don't Tell Mama, the Deluxe, Montauk Club, and Pete's Candy Store, solidifies her stage persona as a Cajun French chanteuse - a unique America jazz singer sharing the joie de vivre of the Cajun people. 

AllAboutJazz praises her first single releases from her upcoming debut album, CAJUN BLEU as "a sultry and humid performance, recalling a Romantic long-ago memory sung with seductive cleverness and mirth...Varnedoe has developed a keen feel for the collective music of New Orleans...that freely mixes Dixieland with zydeco, the blues, and sleek Caribbean sounds, creating a languid, humid and organic breeze." (2022) 

Classical trained as a pianist and singer, Varnedoe brings a unique interpretation to blues and jazz standards alike.  She is currently recording her debut album entitled "Cajun Blue" to be released in 2023. 


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Album Review

Juliet Varnedoe: Cajun Bleu

Read "Cajun Bleu" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


New York City vocalist Juliet Varnedoe has developed a keen feel for the collective music of New Orleans. Her first single from her self produced 2022 release Cajun Blue, “Mon Chéri" revealed an international approach to the regional music that freely mixed Dixieland with zydeco, the blues, and sleek Caribbean sounds, creating a languid, humid and organic breeze. On her follow-up single, “Sing High Sing Low," Varnedoe swerves hard into the direction of zydeco, taking full advantage of ...

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Juliet Varnedoe: Cajun Blue

Read "Cajun Blue" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


New York based singer songwriter Juliet Varnedoe has a plan. She has developed a New Orleans themed recording, Cajun Blue, which is to be released later this year, a collection of eight original blues and jazz songs combining the disparate influences of King Oliver Creole Band, the classical French chanson as realized by Blossom Dearie and Juliette Greco, with an alchemic shot of the cool scintillating vibe of Serge Gainsborough. In preparation for the delivery of Cajun Blue, Varnedoe is ...

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Cajun French Chanteuse Juliet Varnedoe Release Single 'Mon Chéri' on January 14, 2022

Cajun French Chanteuse Juliet Varnedoe Release Single 'Mon Chéri' on January 14, 2022

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New York-based singer songwriter Juliet Varnedoe developed her musical foundation in the bayou lands of southeast Louisiana surrounded by Cajun French, jny: New Orleans jazz, and Acadian traditional songs. Her years of performance in New York cabaret clubs and swing dance halls solidifies her stage persona as a Cajun French chanteuse, a unique America voice sharing the joie de vivre of the Cajun people. “Mon Cheri" is the first single release from her debut album Cajun Bleu featuring Juliet Varnedoe ...

"A sultry and humid performance...sung with seductive cleverness and mirth" --C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

"Vocals shine like a beacon...delightful musicality"  --Amy Braun, ailovemusic89

"Cajun soul...a magnetic voice"  --FreeEtLegal

"...a keen feel for the collective music of New Orleans." --C. Michael Bailey, All About Jazz

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Mon Chéri

From: Cajun Bleu
By Juliet Varnedoe