James Chance & The Contortions

One of the original punk jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophonist James Chance, aka James White (birth name James Siegfried). The group formed in New York City in 1977 and ended along with the No Wave scene in 1979. Their first recorded appearance, credited solely as the Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New York. The following year, two albums were issued almost simultaneously on the ZE label

Influenced by: Captain Beefheart, The Velvet Underground, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus

Label:

ZE

Active:

1977-1979

Scene:

NYC no wave

Side projects

• James White and the Blacks

• Minyo CrusadersFri, Sep 25
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• The ManhattansSun, Nov 29
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• The Seldom SceneSat, Nov 28
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• Victoria WilliamsThu, Oct 1
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• Men Without HatsWed, Dec 9
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• Boney JamesThu, Oct 29
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• Vegas Golden KnightsWed, Jan 13
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• BoneramaWed, Dec 16
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