Yohannes Tona Archives

Cory Wong’s Syncopated Summer Camp returns August 13–16, 2026 in San Francisco with bass faculty Joe Dart, Yohannes Tona, Ian Allison, and special guest Victor Wooten.

Cory Wong and Mark Lettieri team up on a live version of "Gigantactis," captured in Chicago with the Wongnotes locked into a tight, funky groove.

Paul McCartney’s “Arrow Through Me” gets a groovy live rework as Cory Wong, Sammy Rae, and Yohannes Tona take it on.

Check out Cory Wong and his band performing “Never Can Say Goodbye,” with Yohannes Tona on bass. Originally recorded by the Jackson 5, Tema Siegel nails the vocals.

Cory Wong and his band went all out at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Halloween. Here’s the band performing “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Wongka Suite),” with a killer bari sax solo followed by a bass solo!

Cory Wong is gearing up for a tour with Mark Lettieri, and they livestreamed their rehearsal. You can choose to watch this video or just keep it playing in the background (or switch back and forth, like I've done with it).

You’d be hard-pressed to find a band that has more fun on stage than Cory Wong’s. From their performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival, here’s the band performing “Flamingo,” which starts with “Black Cow” by Steely Dan.

Cory Wong visited Fender Japan for their “Sessions” series, and put on quite a show. The band was joined by guitarist Rei and played “Flyers Direct,” “Team Sports,” “Airplane Mode,” “Blue Bird,” “Gumshü,” and “Lunch Time.”

Red Rocks shared this incredible “Trail Mix Session” with Cory Wong jamming on acoustic. Yohannes Tona brings it!

Cory Wong and Metropole Orkest worked on a new album together. “Starship Syncopation” is available for pre-order. Now, we get to hear a preview of what's to come with this "strings winds session" video for "Quotidian Fields," with Bruce Hornsby.

I always love it when Cory Wong drops a new video. Joined by Alexander 23, here’s the band performing “On My Mind,” with Yohannes Tona on bass.

You have to hand it to DHL. They asked Cory Wong to “write a song that demonstrates the idea of ‘supply chain’.” Cory delivered an excellent, funky tune with the help of bassist Yohannes Tona, and some killer string and horn sections.