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James Chance
James Chance – born James Siegried on April 20, 1953, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin –
was an avant-garde / funk / punk saxophonist and vocalist who is acknowledged as
one of the founding fathers of the experimental no wave movement. After studying
jazz at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, he joined a band named Death. After
the passing of the Death’s lead singer, James Chance decided to try his luck in
New York. There, he formed several groups that blended an early punk spirit with
free jazz and funk. In 1976, he founded Teenage Jesus and The Jerks in with
Lydia Lunch before leaving...
