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Pressure Cooker (band)

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Years active
  
1997 (1997)-present

Genres
  
Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae

Members
  
Craig Akira Fujita - lead vocals Michael O'Connor - tenor saxophone Brian Thomas - trombone Jeffrey Eckman - drums Dan Hawkins - upright bass Adam Dobkowski - guitar Zack Brines - keyboards and organ Robin Teague - tenor saxophone Louisa Bram - trumpet

Past members
  
Glen Pine - trombone Lana Cohen - tenor saxophone Jill Considine - trumpet Howie Boswell - backing vocals

Origin
  
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1997)

Albums
  
What She Wants, Future's History, Burning Fence

Record labels
  
Jump Up Records, Digital Empire Records, Pressure Cooker

Similar
  
Eric "Monty" Morris, The Pietasters, Derrick Morgan, Hepcat, The Slackers

Pressure Cooker is a nine piece reggae/ska/rocksteady band from Boston. The group writes, records, and performs original songs in the styles of 1960s and 1970s Jamaican music. The group formed in 1997.

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Pressure Cooker has released seven full-length CDs. Fronted by lead singer Craig Akira Fujita and backed by a core of Boston-area musicians, the band has played to audiences at clubs and festivals spanning from New England to Chicago. Over the years, Pressure Cooker has opened locally for notable artists of roots reggae music including Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailers, Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, The Skatalites, Culture, Laurel Aitken, Eek-A-Mouse, Julian Marley, and Sister Carol.

Their newest recording, Wherever You Go, was released in December 2012 and funded through Kickstarter.

Line up

  • Craig Akira Fujita - vocals
  • Michael O'Connor - tenor saxophone
  • Brian Thomas - trombone
  • Jeffrey Eckman - drums
  • Dan Hawkins - bass
  • Adam Dobkowski - guitar
  • Zack Brines - keyboards
  • Robin Teague - tenor saxophone
  • Louisa Bram - trumpet
  • Discography

  • Pressure Cooker S/T - 1999
  • I Want to Tell You - 2001
  • Committed - 2003
  • Burning Fence - 2004
  • Future's History - 2006
  • What She Wants - 2009
  • Wherever You Go - 2012
  • Songs

    Rockin' By The SeaBurning Fence · 2004
    Mr PreciousFuture's History · 2006
    Rudie Too ScrewFuture's History · 2006

    References

    Pressure Cooker (band) Wikipedia