james chance played the saxophone but i don't know if you could really go as far as to say no wave as a whole was influenced by jazz, and no wave certainly isn't a fusion of jazz and punk, if anything no wave is almost the polar opposite of jazz. and screamin' jay hawkins isn't a jazz musician anyway.
if you want something with saxophones that has a similar kind of intent to no wave then check out Borbetomagus.
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