Material from

One Man Magicana Column,

Genii Magazine, June Issue 2006

In the June issue of Genii Magazine I was fortunate enough to have the whole Magicana column devoted to my material. 

9 new items were featured in total and during the writing of the column I offered that I would put videos of the effects on my website.  I felt that readers would really benefit from seeing the material as I performed it and Richard Kaufman agreed.  I'd like to thank Richard and David Acer for their time and efforts in the preparation of the Magicana, and of course Earle Oakes for the wonderful illustrations.  I couldn't be happier with it.

The videos are all in WMV format watchable with Windows Media Player amongst other things. The videos are of varying qulality as they have been shot over the past years as the material has been developed. Just click the "clapperboard" to watch each one.

To download Window Media Player click HERE .

If you have the June 2006 Genii then hopefully these will really help you to see how the material looks when I perform it.  If you haven't then hopefully it will encourage you to go buy it! You can click the front cover above to be taken to the Genii back orders page to get a copy.

Quotes from David Acer's writing in the column are in italics.

ODDSERVATION

"By combining a clear presentation through line with smart theatrical blocking, Jack has built a richly layered card routine that at the same time manages to avoid confusion."

"I am using "Oddservation" at my Bar here in San Diego and it is VERY COMMERICAL! Everything in the Genii Magicana has a home for us all in our performance's."   J C Wagner

TRAVELLING WITHOUT MOVING

"This is a strikingly visual approach to Larry Jennnings "Invisible Palm Aces" in which the card "apparates" underneath a clearly empty hand that is raised above the table ."

The video shows the "delux" version which is slightly different from the detailed description in Genii. Can you spot the difference?

ON, IN AND UNDER

"Jack performs this astonishing transposition from a shuffle deck."

This routine is a fast and very visual transposition which makes a "cute" use for the card case.

REMOTE CONTROL

"This take on the classic "Do As I Do" theme offers a method so clean that you don't even have to touch the cards."

THE "NO FUSS" SWITCH

"This stellar version of the Elmsley / Marlo "ATFUS" has already begun to make the rounds among the cognoscenti ."

ALL THAT JAZZ

"This is lovely, streamlined, thoroughly uncluttered handling for Peter Kane's seminal "Jazz Aces"."

RABBITS

"Rabbits", "Labeled A Cheat" and "Altered States" are three effects utlising the same simple gimmick.  "Rabbits" is very cute, very funny and very fooling.