Tom Browne is tagged as: funk, jazz, soul, disco, trumpet Tom Browne (born October 30, 1954, Queens, New York), commonly referred to as “Mr. Jamaica Funk”, is a jazz trumpeter who rose to prominence first through his early work with Sonny Fortune and for his #1 charting 1980 single “Funkin’ For Jamaica (N.Y)” and notable dance tracks like “Thighs High”. Browne originally played piano, having taken lessons from the age of 11. Turning to the trumpet, inspired by his collection of jazz albums, his first gig was in a Queens club, The Village Door. In 1975, he landed his first professional gig with Weldon Irvine. From here he played with Sonny Fortune and Lonnie Smith and was later introduced to Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen at GRP Records via Earl Klugh. Grusin and Rosen signed him to GRP (via Arista Records) and Browne broke onto the music scene in 1979 with a highly acclaimed instrumental jazz fusion album “Browne Sugar”, although this was not released in the UK. His first real breakthrough came in 1980 with the release of “Funkin’ For Jamaica”, taken from his second album “Love Approach. The single hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles for 4 weeks, and was also a UK Top 10 hit, and featured the lead vocals of Tonni Smith. Continuing his associati... Read More About Tom Browne Biography...  Send Tom Browne ringtones to your cell
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