Pressure Cooker is an original roots reggae, rocksteady and ska band. The nine-piece group was founded in 1997. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Pressure Cooker has performed for a decade, independently releasing five full length albums. Fronted by lead singer Craig Akira Fujita and backed by a rhythm section including Zack Brines (keyboards), Dan Hawkins (upright bass), Adam Dobkowski (guitar) and Jeffrey Eckman (drums), and with tenor sax player Michael O'Connor.