James Sanden is a veteran Chicago bar magician, co-founder of the Chicago Magic Lounge, and key figure in preserving the intimate table-hopping traditions of Chicago-style magic.
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Chicago Magic Lounge · Chicago, Illinois
With Deven Brown, Martin Braessas, Robert Ramirez, Mark Toland, Suzanne, Benjamin Barnes, Gozner, Manuel Llaser, Brian Kirshenbaum, Danny Rudnick, Jonny Zavant, Magic Sam, Nancy Anderson, Nathan Colwell, Walter King Jr., Paige Thompson, Ryan Lawrence, Kayla Drescher, Jan Rose, Luis Carreon, Justin Purcell, Trent James, Lee Benzaquin
Chicago Magic Lounge (Broadway Pop-Up) · Chicago, IL
With Bill Weimer, Mark Toland, Stephen Hanthorn, Steve Belliveau, Edd Fairman, Kex Lang, Luis Carreon, Ryan Lawrence, Danny Rudnick, Jeff Bibik, Ryan Plunkett, Eric Lindberg, Patrick Livingstone, Jeremy Pitt-Payne, Joe Diamond, Justin Purcell, Deven Brown, Jonny Zavant, Magic Sam, Nancy Anderson, Nathan Colwell, Walter King Jr., Jim Bergstrom, Craig Newman
Uptown Underground · Chicago, IL
With Bill Weimer, Mark Toland, Stephen Hanthorn, Steve Belliveau, Edd Fairman, Kex Lang, Luis Carreon, Ryan Lawrence, Danny Rudnick, Jeff Bibik, Ryan Plunkett, Eric Lindberg, Patrick Livingstone, Jeremy Pitt-Payne, Joe Diamond, Justin Purcell, Jim Bergstrom, Craig Newman
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Follow James SandenSleight of hand at conversational distance — cards, coins, and borrowed objects that misbehave in your own palm.
Laughs first, astonishment second — magic that plays the room.
Table-side theatre for a small crowd — storytelling and set-pieces built for an intimate room.
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Award-winning third-generation Chicago magician
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