Thundercat

Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner traverses progressive jazz and R&B with his nimble, groove-heavy basslines and sweet tenor vocals. He arose during the 2000s as the go-to bassist for a multitude of forward-looking artists spanning punk to hip-hop, from Suicidal Tendencies to Sa-Ra, Erykah Badu, and Flying Lotus. While his session work remains extensive -- he was awarded his first Grammy as one of the voices in Kendrick Lamar's "These Walls" -- Thundercat has become just as recognized for adventurous solo albums that mutate numerous genres while drawing lyrical inspiration from scie...