Jake Bozsman performs close-up and strolling magic that turns strangers into a crowd and events into stories. Corporate parties, weddings, private events, and bar nights across Chicagoland.
No stage, no setup, no awkward volunteer moments. Jake works the room, table to table and group to group, so the magic happens two feet from your guests’ faces.
Holiday parties, client dinners, trade show booths, team offsites. Jake breaks the ice so your team doesn’t have to, and gives coworkers something to talk about besides work.
The icebreaker your HR budget has been looking for.
Cocktail hour and reception strolling magic. Keeps guests entertained during photos, gets both families laughing at the same table, and stays out of the way of your timeline.
The part of cocktail hour people actually remember.
Birthdays, anniversaries, backyard hangs, dinner parties. Jake scales to the room, whether that’s ten close friends or a hundred people who’ve never met.
Way better than another charcuterie board.
Recurring close-up magic nights that give regulars a reason to come back and newcomers a reason to stay for another round. Ask about residencies and one-off features.
Turns a slow Tuesday into the busiest night of the week.
Jake is a Chicago magician who treats a deck of cards like most people treat a conversation: as an excuse to make a new friend. His magic is close-up, fast, and personal. The kind where the trick happens in your own hands and you spend the rest of the night trying to explain it to someone who wasn’t there.
He’s part of the community around Magic Inc, Chicago’s legendary magic shop, and he’s spent years performing for real rooms: loud bars, formal receptions, corporate crowds that swore they were too cool for a magician.
They were not too cool for a magician.
Get Jake to your eventReal tricks, real reactions, no camera edits doing the heavy lifting. Follow @jakeofallspades for new magic every week.
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Most events book Jake for 1–2 hours of strolling close-up magic during cocktail hour, dinner, or the main mingling stretch of the night. He moves between groups so everyone gets a personal moment of magic.
Nope. No stage, no sound system, no table. Jake shows up, reads the room, and gets to work. All he needs is guests.
Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. Traveling further is usually doable too, just mention the location when you reach out.
Weekends and holiday season fill up first. A few weeks of notice is ideal, but it never hurts to ask about short notice, sometimes the date is open.
Tell Jake about your event and he’ll get back to you with availability and a quote. No obligation, no spam, just a conversation.
Prefer email? booking@jakeofallspades.com
Or DM @jakeofallspades
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