They also did sessions with Bruner's cousin Terrace Martin in Washington's father's garage during this time. They would later get to play the same venues as the performers they watched. The reunited duo would sneak into jazz concerts, driving around in a worn-down 1982 Ford Mustang to do so. Andrews re-introduced Bruner to Kamasi Washington, who originally met as children through their fathers' membership in a gospel fusion band.

His teacher, Reggie Andrews, produced and co-wrote the Dazz Band's 1982 single ' Let It Whip' and collaborated with Rick James. Bruner attended Locke High School, playing in the school's jazz band. got sober from cocaine, the children would watch him play gigs at the Crenshaw Christian Center. His father played drums for The Temptations, The Supremes, and Gladys Knight, amongst others. Raised in Compton and other parts of Los Angeles, Bruner was born into a family of musicians, including his father Ronald Bruner Sr., a drummer, and his mother Pam, a flautist and percussionist. In 2020, Thundercat released his fourth studio album, It Is What It Is, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album. In 2016, Thundercat won a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Performance for his work on the track ' These Walls' from To Pimp a Butterfly. First coming to prominence as a member of crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, he has since released four solo studio albums and is noted for his work with producer Flying Lotus and his appearances on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly. Stephen Lee Bruner (born October 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American bassist, singer, producer, and songwriter from Los Angeles.

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