Drums / Vocals / Keyboards

Ronald Bruner Jr.

(1985–)

Ronald Bruner Jr. (b. 1985) — Drums, Vocals. Played on The Epic, Velvet Portraits, Heaven and Earth. Worked with Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Cameron Graves.

Thundercat's elder brother, an LA drummer working across jazz, funk and soul.

Ronald Bruner Jr.'s videos

October 18, 2017, NPR Tiny Desk. ThundercatThundercatサンダーキャット (Stephen Ronald Bruner Jr.Ronald Bruner Jr.ロナルド・ブルーナー・Jr.) with Justin BrownJustin Brownジャスティン・ブラウン on drums. Thundercat's universe — R&B and funk carrying the DNA of jazz.

— NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, 2017

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Videos featuring Ronald Bruner Jr.

Ronald Bruner Jr.Ronald Bruner Jr.ロナルド・ブルーナー・Jr. is the older brother of ThundercatThundercatサンダーキャット, with a career stretching from drumming in Suicidal Tendencies to the bands of George Duke and Stanley Clarke. The Los Angeles rhythmic sensibility cultivated in the brothers' household forms one of the foundations of the Brainfeeder sound.

— Ronald Bruner Jr. on Being a Drummer from Birth, Red Bull Music Academy Daily, 2017

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Kamasi WashingtonKamasi Washingtonカマシ・ワシントン's The Epic was recorded with a double-drum setup, with Ronald Bruner Jr.Ronald Bruner Jr.ロナルド・ブルーナー・Jr. handling one kit alongside Tony Austin. In The FADER, Washington described their division of labor as "Tony split the beat and Ronald gave it the bounce."

— Kamasi Washington's Epic Awakening, The FADER, 2015

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