Composer
James White
American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953–2024)
1953–2024
1 catalog entries
- Born
- 1953
- Died
- 2024
- Birthplace
- Milwaukee
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
James Siegfried (April 20, 1953 – June 18, 2024; known professionally as James Chance, originally as James White) was an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer. A key figure in no wave, he 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 in the film Downtown 81), The Flaming Demonics, James Chance & the Sardonic Symphonics, James Chance and Terminal City, and James Chance and Les Contortions.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; saxophonist; jazz musician; songwriter; composer
- Education
- Michigan State University
- Instruments played
- voice; alto saxophone; electronic keyboard
- Genres
- no wave; avant-funk; punk jazz; dance-punk
- Official website
- https://jameschanceofficial.blogspot.com
- Birth name
- James Siegfried
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 6779149368808285980007; 95298819
- ISNI
- 0000000406708034
- GND ID
- 134555708
- MusicBrainz ID
- 07b9f61f-843c-4e7c-b602-e133ae6a04dc
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Entries with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (The Original) Chicago Blues | — | — | — | Piano | Jazz | 6 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 95298819. Portrait: Rich Jones, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.