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James Chance

Active

1970s - 1980s

Born

April 20, 1953 in Milwaukee, WI

Genre

Pop/Rock Jazz

Styles

No Wave Punk/New Wave Free Funk

Also Known As

James Siegfried
James White

Member Of

Teenage Jesus & the Jerks
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James Chance

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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Downtown NYC artiste who pastiched post-punk and new wave with James Brown funk and free jazz.
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  • Irresistible Impulse
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  • Sax Education
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