Feb 1, 2022 4:50 PM
Thundercat Makes Acting Debut, Announces Tour Dates
Genre-busting bassist Thundercat has crossed over into film as he makes his acting debut in The Book of Boba Fett, the…
Thundercat makes his small-screen debut in a new Star Wars series episode.
Feb 1, 2022 4:50 PM
Genre-busting bassist Thundercat has crossed over into film as he makes his acting debut in The Book of Boba Fett, the…
Thundercat is a second-generation product of the Los Angeles jazz scene: Drummer Ronald Bruner Sr., his father, gigged with saxophonist Rickey Washington, father of Kamasi Washington.
Jun 29, 2020 3:18 PM
Across four full-length efforts, Thundercat has pushed jazz into unknown territories. The bassist, though, remains…
Joel Ross and Good Vibes celebrate the vinyl release of Kingmaker on Friday, Aug. 2 at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. Ross—who also played with Makaya McCraven and with the collective In Common—performed three sets in two days during the festival.
Aug 12, 2019 1:45 PM
By the time Paul Gonsalves shook up Fort Adams with 27 blistering choruses in 1956, the Newport Jazz Festival already…
Bassist Christian McBride (left) and Bootsy Collins sat down for a moderated conversation with journalist Andy Hermann in Los Angeles.
Sep 19, 2018 3:28 PM
“Greatest day of my life,” declared Christian McBride without a hint of hyperbole. Even for a six-time…
Thundercat performs at the 39th Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Jul 16, 2018 10:02 AM
Last year, Montreal native Leonard Cohen was immortalized in a 20-story mural in the city’s downtown. Cohen’s image…
Billy Hart performs as part of The Cookers at the PDX Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 18.
Feb 24, 2017 11:21 AM
One of the many pleasures of a jazz festival is the parade of rhythm sections, and the first four days of this year’s…
Thundercat, aka Stephen Bruner, performs at The Independent club in San Francisco on Feb. 12.
Feb 16, 2017 4:05 PM
Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner began his much anticipated 21-city, 23-date North American tour on Feb. 12 at The…
New album releases from Lee Konitz (left), Eddie Palmieri and Thundercat will enliven the season’s jazz offerings.
Feb 9, 2017 3:14 PM
Several new releases by artists young and old will help lift the winter blues. Album announcements from alto saxophone…
Thundercat will release, Drunk, his third studio album, on March 10.
Jan 25, 2017 3:16 PM
Raise your glasses, jazz fans. Bassist and producer Thundercat, aka Stephen Bruner, will release his third full-length…
Jimmy Owens (left) receives the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award from Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) on Sept 16.
Oct 10, 2016 3:47 PM
This year’s Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., honored Jazzmobile, the pioneering New York City-based…
Flying Lotus, founder of the Brainfeeder label, performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Sept. 17.
May 26, 2020 3:18 PM
As the summer season drew to a close at the Hollywood Bowl, the Los Angeles Philharmonic—which hosts a series of…
Rickey Washington (left), Tony Austin, Kamasi Washington and Miles Mosley perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago on July 17.
Jul 20, 2016 4:11 PM
In jazz circles, the buzz surrounding the 11th annual Pitchfork Music Festival, which took place July 15–17 at…
Kamasi Washington will perform at the Pitchfork Music Fest in Chicago, which runs from July 15–17.
Jun 22, 2016 9:49 AM
Fans at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival can look forward to a healthy dose of jazz and improvised music. In…
