The Gugak Jazz Society

The Gugak Jazz Society (국악 재즈 소사이어티) serves as the official music group of the non-profit organization International Gugak Jazz Institute (국제 국악재즈연구소), striving to develop innovative performance arts that merge Korean traditional music, jazz, and various global musical languages. They continuously create modern musical plays that fuse various traditional art genres, with a focus on pansori (traditional Korean narrative singing), and collaborate on various projects.

The members of the Gugak Jazz Society, comprised of jazz and traditional musicians from the United States and Korea, actively engage in music activities as individuals or in small groups centered around Boston and Korea. The ensemble includes various project teams with different configurations, including Boston Samulnori "Moon Rabbits" (보수동 사물놀이 '월묘') and Grace Beat Project Quartet (그레이스 비트 퀄텟).