{"id":2830,"date":"2021-12-15T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:08:24","slug":"jazzn-at-the-gambit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/jazzn-at-the-gambit\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz'n at the Gambit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JAZZ'N AT THE GAMBIT<\/h1>\n

LAS VEGAS' NEWEST \"HOT SPOT\"<\/p>\n

By Joan S. Peck<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jazz doesn\u2019t get any better than Lisa Gay with the Uli Geissendoerfer Trio at the Gambit\u2014the newest \u201cHOT SPOT\u201d in Vegas. What a night it was with special guest John Wedemeyer on the guitar and featuring RJ Reyes (bass) and Peppe Merolla (drums)! And, of course, Uli Geissendoerfer on the piano with all his energy and good humor.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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It was exciting to be seated in the new room at Gambit, where the Uli Geissendoerfer Trio and guest singers perform Friday and Saturday nights (8-10:30 p.m.). The room is arranged to accommodate the guests with an excellent view of the stage yet small enough to make the performance intimate. The camaraderie between the performers was compatible and entertaining that night, allowing the audience to become a part of the evening.<\/p>\n

Well known for her extensive singing career, Lisa Gay, with her musical notes, shone as only someone with her soulfulness can. She energizes her audience with her love of music, adhering to her wish to be remembered as spreading the \u201cGift Of Love\u201d with music, laughter, and joy to all.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Look for Lisa returning to the Gambit in January and February with the Uli Geissendoerfer Trio. On New Year\u2019s Eve, you\u2019ll find her performing along with Woody Woods, Amanda King, Bob Sachs, and Michael Tramontana at the Mob Museum. Lisa also has her own shows, \u201cLisa\u2019s Living Room\u201d and \u201cThe Songbook of Phyllis Hyman,\u201d where you can enjoy her musical magic.<\/p>\n

German-American pianist, composer, and educator Uli Geissendoerfer moved in 2009 from\u00a0New York to Las Vegas as bandleader for\u00a0Cirque du Soleil\u2019s \u201cViva Elvis.\u201d In 2012 he founded the Jazz Club at the Dispensary Lounge (winning Best of Las Vegas), serves as curator for the Steinway Concert Series, and teaches at UNLV and NSA. In 2018 he founded Vegas Records to promote the local Jazz scene.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always fun hearing Uli play the keys or listening to his CD Long Way Home <\/em>with his current Trio featuring Angelo Stokes and Dave Ostrem (formed in 2014). The next album coming out this week arranged and produced by Uli is Michelle Johnson\u2018s Merry Christmas<\/em> on Vegas Records (his label).<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Uli\u2019s students gave a surprise presentation as part of the Latin Jazz Ensemble he has been conducting since 2010 (5 downbeat awards including 1st<\/sup>\u00a0place, featured performer at 2022 JENN Convention Dallas). It included: Ed Sarabia \u2013 sax; Kirby Gailbraith \u2013 trombone; Keegan Carter \u2013 bass; Lara Vivian Smith \u2013 vocals; Zach Guzman-Meija \u2013 drums; Kennedy James \u2013 guitar; Micah Smith \u2013 piano.<\/p>\n

Are you a singer looking for an avenue to get out there and perform. Uli said he\u2019s always looking for great singers, especially Jazz and World. You can reach him at ulimusic@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was such fun to be out listening to wonderful music again in a dinner club atmosphere! If you are looking for a great place to gather, listen to music, and enjoy fabulous food and drinks\u2014Gambit and its Gatsby\u2019s Jazz Club is the place to be!<\/p>\n

Gambit<\/strong>
\n2031 Sunset Drive
\nHenderson, NV 89014
\n(702) 984-7277<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Jazz doesn\u2019t get any better than Lisa Gay with the Uli Geissendoerfer Trio at the Gambit\u2014the newest \u201cHOT SPOT\u201d in Vegas. What a night it was with special guest John Wedemeyer on the guitar and featuring RJ Reyes (bass) and Peppe Merolla (drums)! And, of course, Uli Geissendoerfer on the piano with all his energy and good humor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2360,4520],"tags":[3550,3167,3565,3567,228,3138,609,3563,267,3559,3566,2816,3562,3561,3560,3564],"class_list":["post-2830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-entertainment","tag-amanda-king","tag-entertainment","tag-gambit","tag-henderson","tag-jazz","tag-joan-peck","tag-joan-s-peck","tag-john-wedemeyer","tag-las-vegas","tag-lisa-gay","tag-live-music","tag-nevada","tag-peppe-merolla","tag-uli-geissendoerfer","tag-uli-geissendoerfer-trio","tag-woody-woods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11383,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2830\/revisions\/11383"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chiccompass.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}