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 ...

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 ...

One of the biggest bands to emerge from Dayton is releasing a new CD and celebrating it here on stage. Zapp will celebrate the release of its latest album, "Zapp VII: Roger & Friends," from 7 p.m. to ...

Zapp will perform April 10, at Parker’s BlueWater Resort & Casino, delivering a funk-driven set built around the group’s trademark talk-box sound. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show ...

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 ...

Who’s got the funk? Virginia Beach. The 2025 Funk Fest Beach Party is set to deliver six funky musical acts headlined by bands Shalamar and Zapp on Aug. 22 and 23 Shalamar became known for its catchy ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Commons was home to the second annual 614-Funk Fest tonight. The event highlights the funk music genre, including one group who performed who are native to Ohio ...

There’s a new Ohio Historic marker on Salem Avenue in Dayton—at the spot where a lot of funk music came to life inside Troutman Sound Labs. Troutman Sound Labs was built in the early 80s, when a ...

Zapp, known for timeless 1980’s funk hits like “More Bounce To The Ounce,” “So Ruff So Tuff,” and “Computer Love” that have been sampled on numerous hip-hop and R&B songs for decades, is ready to ...

The suit claims substantial parts of Ronson's hit were copied from Zapp's "More Bounce to the Ounce." By Gil Kaufman, Billboard Mark Ronson is facing another lawsuit over his smash hit “Uptown Funk,” ...

A major piece of Dayton’s rich funk history was physically cemented in Ohio history Friday morning. The site of the former Troutman Sound Labs was dedicated with an Ohio historical marker in the ...