The 12th Jarasum International Jazz Festival will be held from October 9 to 11 in Gapyeong,  Gyeonggi Province.

Gapyeong County confirmed Wednesday that 45 world-class teams of jazz artists from 26 countries will stage performances at the three-day festival, including Spyro Gyra and Richard Bona. 

Each year since 2011, the festival has introduced jazz from different countries with this year's event highlighting German jazz.