Pressure Cooker is Boston's original old-school reggae band.

The group formed in 1997 with a shared passion of Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music of the sixties and seventies. With these roots as the guide, Pressure Cooker proudly crafted a uniquely Boston old-school reggae sound, reminiscent of the classics and distinguished by infectious rhythm and memorable songs — delivered by an all-star, horn-infused supergroup.

Pressure Cooker has performed live for a decade, and independently released five full-length CD's. Fronted by lead singer Craig Akira Fujita and backed by a core of talented Boston-area musicians, the band has thrilled audiences at clubs and festivals spanning from New England to Chicago. Over the years, Pressure Cooker has played in support of top artists of 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.

Pressure Cooker music has reached audiences worldwide through DJ's, distribution outlets such as CD Baby & iTunes Music store, niche CD compilations in the U.S., Japan, France, Germany and Poland, and the Chicago label Jump Up Records for the 2004 album Burning Fence. The ABC Family network included songs from the 2003 album Committed in two episodes of the television program Knock First. Pressure Cooker received nominations to the Boston Music Awards in 1999, 2000, and 2004.

On April 1, 2006, Pressure Cooker celebrated a sold-out CD release party for Future's History, the band's fifth full-length CD, at Harper's Ferry in Allston, Massachusetts. The band is currently working on recording their sixth full length album.

Pressure Cooker is pleased to partner with Chicago's famous ska label Jump Up Records to release the brand new album - WHAT SHE WANTS. The album is set to release in late January 2009.

What She Wants is Pressure Cooker's sixth full-length album of new original reggae songs for 2008, culminating a year and a half of studio recording sessions held in the Brighton & Allston neighborhoods of Boston. Craig Akira Fujita, Pressure Cooker's unique frontman leads the nine piece band through a versatile array of 70's style reggae, rocksteady and ska music, skillfully mixed by the group's renowned sound engineer Craig "Dubfader" Welsch. The result is a fresh set of fifteen songs exploring themes on love, good times and hard times, all the while keeping the sound and spirit on a lively, upbeat vibe. Highlights include "Can't Stop Thinkin'," "Hold On," "One Kind of Love," "Higher Than High," "Without Purpose," "Darkest Hour," and the instrumental jam "Rocker's Delight." Once again, Pressure Cooker delivers a unique set of songs that stay faithful to the roots of reggae music but have some new things to say -- and can be appreciated by fans both inside and beyond the genre.

PRESSURE COOKER IS:
Craig Akira Fujita - Lead Vocals
Zack Brines - Keyboards & Organ
Adam Dobkowski - Guitar
Dan Hawkins - Upright Bass
Jeffrey Eckman - Drums
Michael O'Connor - Tenor Saxophone
Robin Teague - Tenor Saxophone
Brian Thomas - Trombone