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James Chance
James Chance
American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer
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Raybeats
Raybeats
American band
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Bush Tetras
Bush Tetras
American rock band
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Lydia Lunch
Lydia Lunch
American singer, author and actress
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DNA
DNA
American no wave band
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Pat Irwin
Pat Irwin
American musician
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Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks
band
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Boris Policeband
Boris Policeband
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Mars
Mars
American rock band
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Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers
American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer
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Dean Evenson
Dean Evenson
American musician
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Richard Hell and the Voidoids
Richard Hell and the Voidoids
band
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Jimmy Ponder
Jimmy Ponder
American guitarist
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John Benitez
John Benitez
American musician
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War
War
American funk band
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Rich Kids
Rich Kids
British new wave band from London
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The Slits
The Slits
British punk rock band
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Dewey Redman
Dewey Redman
American saxophonist
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Jody Watley
Jody Watley
American singer
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Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
American jazz musician
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Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
American jazz drummer
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The Pretenders
The Pretenders
English-American rock band
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Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake
American musician
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Live Skull
Live Skull
American band
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Liquid Liquid
Liquid Liquid
American no wave and dance-punk group
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Métal Urbain
Métal Urbain
band
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Jim Sclavunos
Jim Sclavunos
American musician
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Klaus Nomi
Klaus Nomi
German countertenor
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Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
American musician
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Kramer
Kramer
American musician
Members, past and present

James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) was a musical group led by saxophonist and vocalist James Chance, formed in 1977. They were a central act of New York City's downtown no wave music scene in the late 1970s, and were featured on the influential compilation No New York (1978).