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Ronald Bruner Jr.

American drummer

Summary

American drummer

Field	Value
name	Ronald Bruner Jr.
image	Ronald Bruner, Jr. 0125.jpg
caption	Bruner performing with The Stanley Clarke Band in June 2010
birth_name	Ronald Ray Bruner Jr.
birth_date
birth_place	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
genre
occupations
instruments	Drums
years_active	2000–present
current_member_of	West Coast Get Down
past_member_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. 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	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	Brazilian 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

(September 29, 2008). "Suicidal Tendencies: Footage from We the People Festival posted online". [[Blabbermouth.net.
"Grammy Award Results for Ronald Bruner Jr.".
(June 26, 2020). "The history of the West Coast Get Down, LA’s jazz giants".
"BIO".

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