James Chance
James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953), is an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer.
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Chance at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Siegfried |
| Also known as | James White |
| Born | April 20, 1953 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Genres | No wave, avant-funk, punk jazz, dance-punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1976-present |
| Labels | ZE, ROIR |
A key figure in no wave, Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and punk in the New York music scene since the late 1970s, in such bands as Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, James Chance and the Contortions, James White and the Blacks (as he appeared in the film Downtown 81), The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, James Chance and Terminal City, and James Chance and Les Contortions.
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