Ronald Bruner Jr.

Virtuosic, Grammy-winning drummer Ronald Bruner, Jr. has moved skillfully across varying settings, whether supporting upper-tier jazz musicians like Kenny Garrett and Stanley Clarke, playing with skatepunk pioneers Suicidal Tendencies, or recording his own brand of modern fusion. The son of fellow drummer Ronald and the eldest brother of Stephen (aka Thundercat) and Jameel, the Compton, California native arrived around the turn of the 2000s and developed into one of his generation's most scholarly and creative players. As a teenager, Bruner attended the Thelonious Monk Institu...