Jan Luley and Alexander Gelhausen, Professor of Jazz and Popular Singing at the University of Music Mainz, will conduct a joint duo workshop for piano and vocals. At the end of the course, participants will present what they've worked on together with the instructors during a jazz evening in the garden hall of Schloss Engers.

Alexander Gelhausen studied music education and jazz singing in Cologne. He is the head of the Jazz and Popular Singing department at the University of Music Mainz. He works as a freelance jazz singer, speaker, and vocal educator, conducting workshops, training for singing teachers, and giving lectures on topics such as vocal technique, vocal pedagogy, jazz improvisation, and jazz research. Jan Luley has been one of the most interesting and versatile European jazz pianists in classic jazz and blues for decades. He has found his musical home in New Orleans, where he regularly spends time and also organizes trips there. With his mostly melodic and groovy style, he draws on the stylistic diversity of New Orleans between tradition and modernity, blending classical jazz with contemporary influences as well as elements from world music, gospel, New Orleans rhythm 'n' blues, and pop.