From the late 1970s into the early '80s, Milwaukee native James Chance startled the New York rock world with his aggressive blend of punk, funk, free jazz and sometimes disco − and, for a time, with ...

For almost 50 years, James Chance proved his talents as a keyboard player, saxophonist, and singer as he contributed to bands like Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, The Flaming Demonics, and James Chance ...

James Chance, the confrontational, controversial saxophonist and singer of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, who helped start the No Wave movement of the late 1970s in New York City, ...

The title of the latest James Chance and the Contortions album, The Flesh Is Weak, is a red herring. If he no longer harbors a “Design to Kill,” as hinted in one of his most scathing tunes from the ...

It was well after midnight last Thursday by the time James Chance and the Contortions took the stage of the Bowery Electric. Dapper in his dress jacket and dancing shoes, the 63-year-old Chance made ...

James Chance, the No Wave icon who served as the saxophonist and singer of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus And The Jerks, has died. He passed away in New York, his brother David Siegfried announced.

No wave legend James Chance and his longtime partner Judy Taylor “have both been severely affected by personal health issues and the COVID situation,” and James’ family have launched a GoFundMe to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recording both as James Chance and James White, the Milwaukee native was a leading figure in the no wave music scene. From the ...