Concerts
A compact band, a live orchestra sound and hits everyone knows.
PERFORMANCES
A flexible format for every event
Hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s to get you dancing, singing and sharing the emotion together.
Shows
A live show built around the greatest hits of three decades.
Musical evenings
Evenings to dance, sing and share happy moments together.
THE FORMAT
A compact band, an orchestra sound
To keep things simple, Symphonie Blues performs as a four-piece, with an electronic drum kit to keep all the energy of a big orchestra.
Depending on what you’d like and the size of your event, we can bring in 1, 2, 3 or 4 extra musicians.
Based between Annecy and Geneva, we love sharing these happy moments in other regions of France — with a special fondness for the South — and we’re open to performing abroad.
WHY SYMPHONIE BLUES?
A story of friendship, music and memory.
The 60s
The beginning
Symphonie Blues was born in the 1960s, when we were 12 years old. The band toured the whole Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne region, growing from 5 musicians to a 14-piece line-up of musicians, singers and backing vocalists, known for getting thousands of people dancing and singing.
Shirts and ties 
Guitars & clarinet 
The early days… 
The mates 
Symphonie Blues! 
The guitars 
The horns 
The full line-up! 
All on stage 
In the paper! 
Flares and satin 15 November 1970
A tragic accident
After nine years together, we were all 20: in the prime of life, full of ambition and the joy of sharing special moments. On 15 November 1970, our vehicle crashed under a truck. Of the seven band members at the time, five lost their lives.
Version 2
In memory of our friends
We then relaunched Symphonie Blues as “version 2”, an orchestra with many musicians, in memory of the friends we had lost. The adventure lasted another three or four years.
40 years
Separate ways
Work took us in different directions for nearly 40 years. Each of us kept making music all the same, to keep the thread alive.
Today
Symphonie Blues Story
About a year ago, we came back together with one wish: to bring the 60s, 70s and 80s back to life. The two remaining members of the 1970 band, joined by new partners in crime, formed a smaller orchestra that is just as good at sharing the emotion. Rehearsals are picking up pace so we can see you on stage.
Bringing Symphonie Blues Story back to life means never forgetting our friends Jean-Paul, Jean-Roger, Jean-Louis, Armand and James, with whom we shared happiness, joy, emotion and a true bond as musicians.
“We play for everyone who comes to see us. Every note is a thought for our friends.”
At our musical evenings and shows, every song is chosen for the audience: to share those defining moments of a lifetime, and give everyone a moment of joy and happiness.
Respect for our band, for the other fine bands in our region, and above all for the people who come to share these special moments with us.
Thank you, friends!
We thank our fellow musicians from the Rhône-Alpes region, and especially from Haute-Savoie:
- Mick et ses Boys
- The Solution
- Teddy Boy
- Lucien Mickael
- Les Relax
- Michel Mino
- Les Ombres
… and all the others who have played so many great nights.
THE MUSICIANS
Four musicians on stage, and up to four more on request.
Lucien
Lead guitar & vocals
Fabrice
Rhythm guitar
Francis
Saxophone, flute & vocals
Guy
Bass & vocals
REPERTOIRE
The greatest hits of the 60s, 70s and 80s: music that brings every generation together.
The 60s
Where it all began: the hits that launched the Symphonie Blues adventure.
The 70s
Rock, pop and variety: the great classics everyone sings along to.
The 80s
Dance-floor energy to get the whole room moving.
And beyond
We’re not limited: on request, we play songs right up to the 2000s to bring every generation together.
COME SING WITH US
… and feel young again!
We’re available for your shows, concerts and parties. Email us with the details of your event and the dates that suit you.
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