Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1954-10-30
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Our Mia
- Me and Dicko and the DJ
- One of Barney's girls
- The Santa Claus plot
- L'Attrape filles
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 179,290
- Total plays
- 864,011
Tags
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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. <a hre
Key dates
- Born
- 30 October 1954
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trumpet
- Record label
- GRP Records
- Official website
- www.tombrowne.org