The Show Goes On…line: WONK (2017) | Offstage

Experimental soul quartet WONK comes to Offstage with their fluid blend of beat-driven instrumentals, sultry neo-soul and pop-tinged acid jazz that positions them as “the vanguard of Japan’s black music scene”. The Tokyo-based outfit celebrated their crossover success with original numbers from their three albums, “Castor” and “Pollux”, both released in 2017 and “Sphere”, which received the Best Jazz Album title at Japan’s 9th CD Shop Awards in 2016. Half of a soul and jazz double bill with Singapore group The Steve McQueens, WONK performed live at Esplanade Annexe Studio on 15 December 2017. Formed in 2013, WONK is made up of Kan Inoue (bass), Hikaru Arata (percussion), Ayatake Ezaki (keyboard) and Kento Nagatsuka (vocals). For more videos, please visit: https://www.esplanade.com/offstage It is especially in these uncertain times that the arts can comfort, provide perspective and lift spirits. If you can, please help Esplanade to do more to bring the joy of the arts to our diverse communities at: https://www.giving.sg/esplanade/artsf...