Identity Readout
Subject James Chance
Realname James Siegfried
Profile American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer, born April 20, 1953 in Milwaukee, USA – died June 18, 2024, in New York, USA
A key figure in no wave, Chance 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 (as he appeared…
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Press Press: 50 items (21 reviews · 7 interviews · 22 features)
feature More than Theoretical Girls: Adele Bertei on the Women of No Wave — the_quietus, Elizabeth Wiet (2026) feature Add to playlist: the bizarro punk of Dutch upstarts Grote Geelstaart and the week’s best new tracks — the_guardian, Jasper Willems, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes (2026) review Rockfort! French Music for September, Reviewed by David McKenna — the_quietus, The Quietus (2025) feature The Bands of Henry Threadgill — bandcamp_daily, George Grella (2025) feature Melvin Gibbs Defined Downtown — bandcamp_daily, George Grella (2025) feature James Chance, key figure in New York’s no wave music scene, dies aged 71 — the_guardian, Ben Beaumont-Thomas (2024) feature No Wave Mainstay James Chance Dead at 71 — the_quietus, John Doran (2024) feature Ukrainian hardcore, Nigerian alté and Red Bull-soaked bloghouse: 2023’s most promising musical newcomers — the_guardian, Shaad D'Souza and Laura Snapes (2022) interview A New Era: Big Joanie Interviewed — the_quietus, Laviea Thomas (2022) review Concentration — the_quietus, Noel Gardner (2022) review Melt Yourself Down: Pray for Me I Don’t Fit In review – ambitious jazz visions realised to thrilling effect — the_guardian, Alexis Petridis (2022) feature Preserving the Post-Punk Legacy of Bush Tetras — bandcamp_daily, Erin Margaret Day (2021) feature Picture This: Blondie’s Chris Stein Snaps Downtown New York — the_quietus, David Chiu (2018) interview Rorschach Audio: Glenn Branca Discusses Reading, Writing & Volume — the_quietus, Robert Barry (2018) interview Glenn Branca interview with Marc Masters — the_wire, Marc Masters (2018) feature Expert Introductions: The Quietus’ Top 40 Genre Compilation Albums — the_quietus, The Quietus (2018) feature PREVIEW: Field Day 2018 — the_quietus, Joseph Mumford (2018) review Complete Communion: Jazz For October Reviewed — the_quietus, Stewart Smith (2017) review Alan Vega - IT — tiny_mix_tapes, Ben Levinson (2017) feature Bern Nix 1947–2017: John Pietaro recalls the Prime Time guitarist — the_wire (2017) Press from ridden archive_api_v1 (Guardian · Pitchfork · The Wire · RA · …)
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— James Chance & The Contortions (2016) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
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Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (2012) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (2010) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & Terminal City (2006) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Patterson (3), Andrew Gross (2) (2002) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (1995) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — François Couperin, James Bowman (2), Michael Chance, Robert King (9), Mark Caudle (1994) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (1991) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Henry Purcell, Gillian Fisher, Tessa Bonner, James Bowman (2), Michael Chance, Charles Daniels (2), John Mark Ainsley, Michael George (3), Charles Pott, The King's Consort, Robert King (9) (1988) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Henry Purcell, John Blow, James Bowman (2), Michael Chance, The King's Consort, Robert King (9) (1988) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (1981) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James White (2), The Contortions (1980) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — James Chance & The Contortions (1980) 0 1 0 DJ • played by 1 DJs Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (1976) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (1975) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (1975) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (1975) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
Formats syncing (ridden #405) View details → — Saphire (4), Hopeton James (0) 0 0 0 unobserved • DJ activity data pending hydration Critic mentions pending (ridden #350 in-flight)
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