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Lester Troutman Sr. says a dream happened. “Some brothers got together from Hamilton, Ohio and started talking about the dream that they had, and they started chasing their dream,” the drummer and ...

9:45 p.m.: Nate Harasim and Darren Rahn. Canadian-born producer/smooth jazz saxman Rahn has been charting on Billboard's jazz charts since 2008. His latest, "Speechless" peaked at #29 in April, and ...

Hundreds gathered in Cushinberry Park on Sunday night to hear the funky sound of the Zapp Band. The free event was part of the Heart of America Black Expo: Grant Fest. The Zapp Band helped create the ...

Only the best bands have more bounce to the ounce. Only one of those band travels with a talkbox. Amelia Robinson sat down with Lester and Terry "Zapp' Troutman of the Zapp band for the latest episode ...

It’s not often that one group of people can lay claim to influencing the rise of two separate genres of popular music. But that is exactly the case with Zapp, whose eponymous 1980 release was ...

The two brothers who remain with the Zapp Band have survived turmoil that tore through both their family and the group. Lester Troutman Sr. and his brother Terry, long-nicknamed Zapp, have kept the ...

Apr. 25—It's been 22 years since Roger Troutman, one of Dayton's most gifted and well-known musicians, tragically died. Troutman, an R&B recording artist who pioneered the famed funky "Dayton sound," ...

The members of Zapp Band have been playing boisterous, bass-soaked funk together for over four decades, rising to prominence after they were discovered by the legendary George Clinton in the late ...

The Heart of America Black Expo: Grant Fest will bring in da funk Sunday night when it presents the Zapp Band in concert. The act that helped make electro-funk the must-have dance music of the 1980s ...

It’s been 21 years since the shocking death of one of the most dynamic and famous musicians in Dayton history. Larry Troutman shot his brother, talkbox pioneer Roger Troutman outside of Roger Troutman ...

The Cincinnati Music Festival returned to Paycor Stadium on July 25, bringing the Queen City another night full of unforgettable performances. Funk, soul and R&B legends, including Earth, Wind & Fire, ...