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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 (1982-10-05) October 5, 1982 (age 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments Drums
Years active 2000–present

Ronald Ray Bruner Jr. (born October 5, 1982) is an American drummer, composer and producer. 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

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"
2010 The Stanley Clarke Band The Stanley Clarke Band Drums on full album
George Duke Déjà Vu
2012 Kenny Garrett Seeds from the Underground
2013 George Duke Brazillian Fusion Drums on full album
2014 Flying Lotus You're Dead! Drums on "Cold Dead"
2015 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"
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