Years active 1997 (1997)-present | ||
Members Craig Akira Fujita - lead vocalsMichael O'Connor - tenor saxophoneBrian Thomas - tromboneJeffrey Eckman - drumsDan Hawkins - upright bassAdam Dobkowski - guitarZack Brines - keyboards and organRobin Teague - tenor saxophoneLouisa Bram - trumpet Past members Glen Pine - tromboneLana Cohen - tenor saxophoneJill Considine - trumpetHowie Boswell - backing vocals 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.
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Discography
Songs
Rockin' By The SeaBurning Fence · 2004
Mr PreciousFuture's History · 2006
Rudie Too ScrewFuture's History · 2006