Tom Browne & The Brit Funk Association

A concert pairing the American jazz trumpeter Tom Browne with The Brit Funk Association, a British band whose repertoire draws on its members' earlier groups. It takes place at 229 in central London.

Tom Browne is an American jazz trumpeter from Queens who has been active since 1979, when his first album, Browne Sugar, appeared on Arista Records. The following year brought Funkin'For Jamaica, a worldwide hit that has remained popular on dance floors. Other well-known tracks include Thighs High, Fungi Mama, Let's Dance and Bye Gones. Over the years he has recorded or worked with Bob James, Dave Grusin, Roy Ayers, Joe Sample, Marcus Miller and Patti Austin, among others.

The Brit Funk Association is a supergroup whose members have previously played in Beggar & Co, Hi-Tension, Light of the World and Incognito. Its core line-up is Kenny Wellington, Breeze McKrieth, Paul McLean and Patrick McLean. The band draws on its extensive back catalogue, performing pieces such as Time, I'm So Happy and London Town, as well as I Shot the Sheriff by Light of the World, Somebody (Help Me Out) and Mule Chant #2 by Beggar & Co, and Hi-Tension and British Hustle by Hi-Tension.

229 is a concert venue on Great Portland Street in the W1 postcode area of London. The programme spans R&B, soul, funk, gospel and reggae, and places a jazz-funk trumpeter alongside a band rooted in the British funk scene.