| Alternative Name | James White and the Blacks Contortions |
| Group Members | James Chance |
| Past Group Members | James Chance George Scott III Adele Bertei Jody Harris Pat Place Patrick Geoffrois Richie Harrison Chiko Hige Don Christensen Fred Wells Lorenzo "Tony" Wyche Steven Kramer |
| Music Genre(s) | No wave punk-funk avant-garde punk jazz post-punk avant-funk dance-punk |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States New York City, U.S. |
| Year(s) Active | 1977 (1977)–1980 (1980), 2010 1977–2016 |
| Record Label | ZE |
| Associated Acts | James White and the Blacks |
James Chance and the Contortions (initially known simply as Contortions, a spin-off group is called James White and the Blacks) is 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).
