Ronald Bruner Jr.

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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. [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]

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He is the brother of musician Stephen Lee Bruner, who is better known by his stage name Thundercat. He frequently performs alongside Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, and 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

As leader

As sideman

Stanley Clarke


George Duke

Flying Lotus

Kenny Garrett

Cameron Graves

Kendrick Lamar

Terrace Martin

Suicidal Tendencies

Kamasi Washington

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References

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  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.