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James Chance

American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953-2024) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71

James Siegfried was an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer. A key figure in no wave, he played a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene from the late 1970s on, in such bands as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the...

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A key figure in no wave, he played a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene from the late 1970s on, in such bands as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks, The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, James Chance and Terminal City, and James Chance and Les Contortions.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1953 to 2024 · aged 71

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