Ronald Bruner Jr.

Ronald Bruner Jr.
Bruner performing with The Stanley Clarke Band in June 2010
Bruner performing with The Stanley Clarke Band in June 2010
Background information
Birth nameRonald Ray Bruner Jr.
Born (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsDrums
Years active2000–present
Member ofWest Coast Get Down
Formerly of

Ronald Ray Bruner Jr. (born October 5, 1982) is an American drummer, composer and producer. He has played with hardcore punk/crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies.[1] Bruner was part of the band that received a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2010 for The Stanley Clarke Band.[2]

He is the older brother of musicians Stephen Bruner (better known as Thundercat) and Jameel Bruner (also known as Kintaro). He frequently performs alongside Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and cousin Terrace Martin as a member of the Los Angeles jazz collective West Coast Get Down.[3] In 2015, he appeared with the collective on Washington's major-label debut album, The Epic.[4]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with year released
Title Album details
Triumph

Other appearances

Year Artist Release Additional information
2004 Young Jazz Giants Young Jazz Giants Drums on full album
2007 Kamasi Washington The Proclamation
2008 SMV Thunder Drums on "Maestros de Las Frecuencias Bajas", "Lil' Victa" and "Grits"
2009 Suicidal Tendencies Year of the Cycos Drums on "It's Automatic"
2010 The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band Drums on full album
George Duke Déjà Vu
Suicidal Tendencies No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family
2012 Kenny Garrett Seeds from the Underground
2013 Suicidal Tendencies 13 Drums on "God Only Knows Who I Am", "Till My Last Breath" and "Life... (Can't Live with It, Can't Live Without It)"
George Duke Brazillian Fusion Drums on full album
2014 Flying Lotus You're Dead! Drums on "Cold Dead"
2015 Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly Drums on "The Blacker the Berry"
Kamasi Washington The Epic Drums on "Isabelle", "Final Thought", "The Rhythm Changes", "Miss Understanding", "Seven Prayers", "Henrietta Our Hero", "The Magnificent 7", "Re Run Home", "Malcolm's Theme" and "The Message"
2016 Terrace Martin Velvet Portraits Drums on "Curly Martin"
Kenny Garrett Do Your Dance! Drums on full album
2017 Cameron Graves Planetary Prince
Kamasi Washington Harmony of Difference
2018 Heaven and Earth
2019 Flying Lotus Flamagra Drums on "Takashi" and "Thank U Malcolm"; backing vocals on "Find Your Own Way Home"
2020 Thundercat It Is What It Is Drums on "Innerstellar Love"
2021 Kenny Garrett Sounds From the Ancestors Drums on full album
2024 Kamasi Washington Fearless Movement Drums on "Lesanu", "Asha the First", "The Visionary", "Together", "The Garden Path", "Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance)", "Road to Self (KO)", "Lines in the Sand" and "Prologue"; composition on "Get Lit"
2025 Mac Miller Balloonerism Drums and co-production on "5 Dollar Pony Rides"

References

  1. ^ "Suicidal Tendencies: Footage from We the People Festival posted online". Blabbermouth. September 29, 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "Grammy Award Results for Ronald Bruner Jr". grammy.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Hobbs, Thomas (June 26, 2020). "The history of the West Coast Get Down, LA's jazz giants". Dazed. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "BIO". Kamasiwashington.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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