SassafraZ is a six-piece funk outfit from Columbus, Ohio, USA. They released their debut album Time Will Tell 2013, May 6th. SassafraZ is the brainchild of composer/singer/guitarist Eric Turner. The band is all about stretching out, getting creative, and pushing boundaries. In the musical world of SassafraZ, heavy funk grooves often quickly change into psychedelic guitar solos; freestyle rap verses sometimes lead into jazz horn battles, or they might go somewhere completely different - that’s the nature of Eric Turner’s compositions. Eric wanted to find knowledgeable musicians to play dynamic and varied music, so he turned to his frequent collaborators, Jack Gould and Zach Pontzer. Then they sought out the best bassist and drummer they could find. This led them to the College Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati where they met Jeff Mellot and Jon Lattier. They then added the final piece of the puzzle with the addition of Emerson B. a singer and rapper. After freelancing in Philly and New York for years, Emerson made his way back home to Ohio, met up with SassafraZ, and decided to stay. www.sassafrazmusic.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/Sassafrazmusic <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sassafraz">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.