Bunny Brunel

Internationally acclaimed Bunny Brunel is a two-time Grammy-nominated bassist
who’s toured, performed, music directed, and recorded with some of the most
iconic recording artists/musicians in the world, including Chick Corea, Herbie
Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jack DeJohnette, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Ziggy
Marley, Gloria Estefan, and Natalie Cole. His performance skills and
instrumental virtuosity are indescribable. Brunel has released 15 albums in
his career, ranging from his first album TOUCH to his latest album BASS BALL,
where both he and Stanley Clarke produced and performed on the historical CD
that features renown bass players in the US and France. In his early 20s,
while playing at the world-famous Ronnie Scott’s Club in London with Tania
Maria, Yes/Moody Blues keyboardist Patrick Moraz introduced Bunny to fusion
keyboardist Chick Corea. A few months after Chick heard Bunny play, he hired
him to record on his album SECRET AGENT (Brunel’s first Grammy nomination).
Bunny played with Chick Corea for almost nine years and has since been in
bands with Tony Williams, Larry Coryell and Alfonse Mouzon; and Brian Auger,
Patrice Rushen, and Dennis Chambers.

In 2000, Bunny released CAB from the newly formed band of the same name as he
and co-founding members Tony MacAlpine and Dennis Chambers gave a whole new
spin to fusion. With Bunny’s melodic flair on the bass, as well as his
unmatched dexterous playing and “wow” factor, this band earned Brunel his
second Grammy-nomination from his album CAB 2! As the leader of CAB, Bunny
Brunel has continued to blow his listeners away both during live performances
and with his powerfully produced albums as both CAB and (as the artist) Bunny
Brunel. At the top of the fusion food chain, he continues his legacy as one of
the four founding fathers of the bass fusion movement—an exclusive title
Bunny holds with Stanley Clarke, Jeff Berlin, and fellow fretless player Jaco
Pastorius.

A melodic writer, Brunel creates memorable melodic overtones with modal
changes that transcends most recordings from the fusion genre. As complex as
his music is, you walk away humming his melodies. But you are cheating
yourself if you haven’t seen him perform. Experiencing him in concert is
transformative. Nothing compares to drinking in a performance by this
masterful bass sorcerer! https://bunnybrunel.com/