Ronald Bruner Jr. | |
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Bruner performing with The Stanley Clarke Band in June 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ronald Ray Bruner Jr. |
| Born | October 5, 1982 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Member of | West Coast Get Down |
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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. Bruner was part of the band that received a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2010 for The Stanley Clarke Band.
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. In 2015, he appeared with the collective on Washington's major-label debut album, The Epic.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Triumph |
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Other appearances
| Year | Artist | Release | Additional information |
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| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Grammy Award Results for Ronald Bruner Jr". grammy.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Hobbs, Thomas (June 26, 2020). "The history of the West Coast Get Down, LA's jazz giants". Dazed. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "BIO". Kamasiwashington.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.