Tom Browne

American soul/jazz/jazz-funk, singer, songwriter, trumpeter, and recording artist.

Born: 30 October 1954 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

As a student of New York's High School Of Music And Art, Browne became a regular on the New York jazz scene.

In 1978, after he played a NY uptown club d with Arista).

Browne played with Lonnie Smith, and recorded eleven solo albums between 1979 and 2010.

His most well known track, taken from his second solo album "long version] (1980). Remaining a firm favorite amongst dance DJs globally, it is a memoir of the Jamaica neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens where Browne was born and raised.