‘Ju Percussion Group’

The JU PERCUSSION GROUP (JPG), founded by percussionist Ju, Tzong-Ching in January 1986, comprises 16 talented percussionists, and the group devotes itself to performance, education and percussion promotion. JPG has become known worldwide for its innovative blends of the East and West, traditional and contemporary. The members possess transcendental virtuosity in playing Western Percussion instruments as well as Chinese gong-drum music and other forms of traditional Asian music. Through more than 2,500 domestic and international performances it has greatly expanded Taiwan’s presence on the international percussion map. To date, the group has played in 28 different countries around the world, and at the same time it has cultivated more than 120,000 percussion students by means of its instruction system. Besides, the group has been commissioned to create as many as 188 pieces so far. The impressive growth of JU Percussion Group is a reflection of how contemporary percussion develops in Taiwan.