| Ronald Bruner Jr. | |
| Birth Name: | Ronald Ray Bruner Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Instruments: | Drums |
| Years Active: | 2000–present |
| Current Member Of: | West Coast Get Down |
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]
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.[3] In 2015, he appeared with the collective on Washington's major-label debut album, The Epic.[4]
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| 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" |