Ronald Bruner Jr.

{{short description|American drummer (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | 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 date and age|1982|10|05}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Jazz|jazz fusion|funk|jazz-funk|avant-garde jazz|crossover thrash}} | occupations = {{hlist|Musician|composer|songwriter|record producer}} | instruments = Drums | years_active = 2000–present | label = | current_member_of = West Coast Get Down | past_member_of = {{hlist|Young Jazz Giants|The Stanley Clarke Band|Suicidal Tendencies}} | website = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105821|title=Suicidal Tendencies: Footage from We the People Festival posted online|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=Blabbermouth|access-date=June 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606223229/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=105821|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> Bruner was part of the band that received a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2010 for ''The Stanley Clarke Band''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Award Results for Ronald Bruner Jr. |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ronald-bruner-jr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823072941/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/ronald-bruner-jr |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |website=grammy.com |access-date=February 27, 2020}}</ref>

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.<ref name="dazed">{{cite web |last1=Hobbs |first1=Thomas |title=The history of the West Coast Get Down, LA’s jazz giants |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/49630/1/west-coast-get-down-los-angeles-jazz-collective-interview |website=Dazed |access-date=January 9, 2023 |language=en |date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> In 2015, he appeared with the collective on Washington's major-label debut album, ''The Epic''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kamasiwashington.com/bio|title=BIO|website=Kamasiwashington.com|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of studio albums, with year released ! scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''Triumph'' | * Released: March 3, 2017 * Label: World Galaxy * Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP |- |}

===Other appearances=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Artist ! Release ! Additional information |- | 2004 | Young Jazz Giants | ''Young Jazz Giants'' | rowspan="2" | 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" |- | rowspan="3" | 2010 | The Stanley Clarke Band | ''The Stanley Clarke Band'' | rowspan="4" | Drums on full album |- | George Duke | ''Déjà Vu'' |- | Suicidal Tendencies | ''No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family'' |- | 2012 | Kenny Garrett | ''Seeds from the Underground'' |- | rowspan="2" | 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" |- | rowspan="2" | 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" |- | rowspan="2" | 2016 | Terrace Martin | ''Velvet Portraits'' | Drums on "Curly Martin" |- | Kenny Garrett | ''Do Your Dance!'' | rowspan="4" | Drums on full album |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | Cameron Graves | ''Planetary Prince'' |- | rowspan="2" | 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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