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'''Jay Sankey''' (b.1963) was born in Montreal, Canada, and moved to Toronto with his family (mother, father, brother Christopher and sister Gretchen) soon after. He began exploring magic at the age of 14 and, during his "formative" years, was educated in the performing side of the art through children’s shows, restaurant magic, and walkaround corporate events.
  
Jay (né Jonathan) Sankey was born in 1963 in Montreal, Canada, and moved to Toronto with his family (mother, father, brother Christopher and sister Gretchen) soon after. He began exploring magic at the age of 14 and, during his "formative" years, was educated in the performing side of the art through children’s shows, restaurant magic, and walkaround corporate events.
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== Biography ==
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At the age of 19, Sankey sent an introductory letter and videotape to [[Richard Kaufman]] featuring some of his original ideas (including his now seminal coin sleight, “HPC-CPH”), which resulted in a double one-man issue of [[Richard's Almanac]] (Issue 5/6, January-February, 1983). The contents generated buzz among magic’s cognoscenti, and before long, Sankey was invited to perform and/or lecture at prestigious gatherings such as [[Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic]], Close Encounters, and [[The New York Magic Symposium]]. In addition, he began writing a series of columns on magic theory for [[The Magic Manuscript]].
  
At the age of 19, Sankey sent an introductory letter and videotape to [[Richard Kaufman]] featuring some of his original ideas (including his now seminal coin sleight, “HPC-CPH”), which resulted in a double one-man issue of [[Richard’s Almanac]] (Issue 5/6, January-February, 1983). The contents generated buzz among magic’s cognoscenti, and before long, Sankey was invited to perform and/or lecture at prestigious gatherings such as [[Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic]], Close Encounters, and [[The New York Magic Symposium]]. In addition, he began writing a series of columns on magic theory for [[The Magic Manuscript]].
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In 1986, [[Sankey Panky]] was published, the first of two large collections of Sankey’s magic written by [[Richard Kaufman]] (the second, [[100% Sankey]], came out in 1990). Material for a third book had also been collected by Kaufman, but was eventually transferred to [[Gabe Fajuri]], written up by [[Jon Racherbaumer]], illustrated by [[Earle Oakes]], and published by [[Squash Publishing]] in 2004 as [[Sankey Unleashed]].
 
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In 1986, [[Sankey Panky]] was published, the first of two large collections of Sankey’s magic written by [[Richard Kaufman]] (the second, [[100% Sankey]], came out in 1990). Material for a third book had also been collected by Kaufman, but was eventually transferred to [[Gabe Fajuri]], written up by [[Jon Racherbaumer]], illustrated by [[Earle Oake]]s, and published by [[Squash Publishing]] in 2004 as [[Sankey Unleashed]].
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In 1990, Sankey began experimenting with stand-up comedy, a parallel career that quickly took root, forcing him to divert much of his creative energy from magic. The investment resulted in a one-man special for CBC as part of their ''Comics!'' series, a one-man special for Bravo based on his Fringe Festival show, ''Contents Under Pressure'', and a CD on the Attic label called ''Odd Little Man''. In addition, Sankey wrote a benchmark book called [[Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy]], described on the back cover as, ''“an insider’s look that explains stand-up from the ground up.”'' The book, published by Routledge in New York, quickly sold out of its first printing, and two years later was joined by a sequel - [[Zen and the Art of the Monologue]] (Routledge, 2000).
 
In 1990, Sankey began experimenting with stand-up comedy, a parallel career that quickly took root, forcing him to divert much of his creative energy from magic. The investment resulted in a one-man special for CBC as part of their ''Comics!'' series, a one-man special for Bravo based on his Fringe Festival show, ''Contents Under Pressure'', and a CD on the Attic label called ''Odd Little Man''. In addition, Sankey wrote a benchmark book called [[Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy]], described on the back cover as, ''“an insider’s look that explains stand-up from the ground up.”'' The book, published by Routledge in New York, quickly sold out of its first printing, and two years later was joined by a sequel - [[Zen and the Art of the Monologue]] (Routledge, 2000).
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== Books by and/or About Jay Sankey ==
 
== Books by and/or About Jay Sankey ==
 
 
*(1986) [[Sankey Panky]] by [[Richard Kaufman]] ([[Kaufman and Greenberg]])
 
*(1986) [[Sankey Panky]] by [[Richard Kaufman]] ([[Kaufman and Greenberg]])
 
*(1987) [[When Creators Collide]] (with [[Richard Sanders]]) ([[Ben Harris Magic]])
 
*(1987) [[When Creators Collide]] (with [[Richard Sanders]]) ([[Ben Harris Magic]])
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*(2004) [[Beyond Secrets]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*(2004) [[Beyond Secrets]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*(2004) [[Sankey Unleashed]], by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] ([[Squash Publishing]])
 
*(2004) [[Sankey Unleashed]], by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] ([[Squash Publishing]])
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*(2012) The Definitive Sankey (3 Volumes accompanied by a DVD) by Andi Gladwin & Joshua Jay
  
 
== Books to Which Jay Sankey Has Contributed ==
 
== Books to Which Jay Sankey Has Contributed ==
 
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*(1983) [[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 2]] by [[Richard Kaufman]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Transfusion (Mono),” “Transfusion (Stereo)”
*(1983) [[The New York Magic Symposium Close-Up/Stage Collection Two]] by [[Richard Kaufman]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Transfusion (Mono),” “Transfusion (Stereo)”
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*(1984) [[Close-Up Seductions]] by [[Paul Harris]] ([[D. Robbins and Co.]]). “10”
 
*(1984) [[Close-Up Seductions]] by [[Paul Harris]] ([[D. Robbins and Co.]]). “10”
*(1984) [[The New York Magic Symposium Collection Three]] by [[Adam Fleischer]] and [[Stephen Minch]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Remarkerable”
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*(1984) [[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 3]] by [[Adam Fleischer]] and [[Stephen Minch]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Remarkerable”
*(1985) [[The New York Magic Symposium Collection Four]] by [[Stephen Minch]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Bit By Bit,” “Descartes Meets the Popouts”
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*(1985) [[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 4]] by [[Stephen Minch]] ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Bit By Bit,” “Descartes Meets the Popouts”
*(1986) [[The New York Magic Symposium Collection Five]] by [[Stephen Minch]] (Japanese section written by [[Phil Goldstein]]) ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Once is Never Enough,” “Canned Applause”
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*(1986) [[The New York Magic Symposium - Collection 5]] by [[Stephen Minch]] (Japanese section written by [[Phil Goldstein]]) ([[The New York Magic Symposium]]). “Once is Never Enough,” “Canned Applause”
 
* (1990) [[Spectacle]], by [[Stephen Minch]] ([[L & L Publishing]]). “The Face-Up Rub-A-Dub Vanish,” “Lingering Illusion,” “Lasting Illusion.”
 
* (1990) [[Spectacle]], by [[Stephen Minch]] ([[L & L Publishing]]). “The Face-Up Rub-A-Dub Vanish,” “Lingering Illusion,” “Lasting Illusion.”
 
*(1999) [[Natural Selections, Volume II]], by [[David Acer]] ([[Camirand Academy of Magic]]). “All But One,” “The Montreal Transpo,” and “The Pagemaster” (all collaborations with Acer)
 
*(1999) [[Natural Selections, Volume II]], by [[David Acer]] ([[Camirand Academy of Magic]]). “All But One,” “The Montreal Transpo,” and “The Pagemaster” (all collaborations with Acer)
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== Marketed Tricks by Jay Sankey ==
 
== Marketed Tricks by Jay Sankey ==
 
 
*[[3 Ring Circus]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[3 Ring Circus]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[About Face]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[About Face]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Airtight]] (originally published in [[Richard's Almanac]], November, 1983, then reprinted in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
 
*[[Airtight]] (originally published in [[Richard's Almanac]], November, 1983, then reprinted in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
 
*[[Astral Projection]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Astral Projection]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
*[[Big Finish, The]] (with [[Paul Richards]]) ([[Elmwood Magic]])
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*[[The Big Finish|Big Finish, The]] (with [[Paul Richards]]) ([[Elmwood Magic]])
*[[Bigger Finish, The]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[The Bigger Finish|Bigger Finish, The]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Billusion]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]) (originally published as "The Four-Dimensional Coin" in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
 
*[[Billusion]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]) (originally published as "The Four-Dimensional Coin" in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
 
*[[Cardboard Contortionists]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]) (originally published in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
 
*[[Cardboard Contortionists]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]) (originally published in [[Sankey Panky]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1986)
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*[[Compact Compass]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]
 
*[[Compact Compass]] ([[Elmwood Magic]]
 
*[[Completely Impossible]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Completely Impossible]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[Descendent]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Dough]] ([[Sankey Magic]]) (originally published in [[100% Sankey]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1990)
 
*[[Dough]] ([[Sankey Magic]]) (originally published in [[100% Sankey]], [[Richard Kaufman| Kaufman]], 1990)
 
*[[Earplugs]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Earplugs]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Final Fusion]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Final Fusion]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
*[[Fine Print, The]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
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*[[The Fine Print|Fine Print, The]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
*[[Folding Deck, The]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
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*[[The Folding Deck|Folding Deck, The]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Hijacked]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Hijacked]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Hole Hop]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Hole Hop]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
*[[In a Bind]]
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*[[In a Bind]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[In a Flash]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[In a Flash]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Inseparable]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Inseparable]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[Key Deposit]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Key Deposit]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Killer Key]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Killer Key]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
*[[Leaving Home]] ([[Sankey Magic]]) (originally published in the June 1999 issue of [[Genii Magazine]], then later in [[Sankey Unleashed]], [[Jon Racherbaumer|Racherbaumer]], 2004)
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*[[Leaving Home]] ([[Sankey Magic]]) (originally published in [[Genii 1999 June]], then later in [[Sankey Unleashed]], [[Jon Racherbaumer|Racherbaumer]], 2004)
 
*[[Lightning Bolt]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Lightning Bolt]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
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*[[Lockdown]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Measle Deck]] ([[Hampton Ridge]])
 
*[[Measle Deck]] ([[Hampton Ridge]])
 
*[[Mercuring]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Mercuring]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[Target Practice]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Target Practice]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[The Disappearance]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[The Disappearance]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[The Shift]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[Tranz4mr]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Twister]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Twister]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Ultimate Bill Switch Kit]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
 
*[[Ultimate Bill Switch Kit]] ([[Elmwood Magic]])
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== DVDs by Jay Sankey (Multiple Routines) ==
 
== DVDs by Jay Sankey (Multiple Routines) ==
 
 
*[[45]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[45]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[22 Blows To The Head]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[22 Blows To The Head]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[International Collection]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[International Collection]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Invisible]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Invisible]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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*[[Kaleidoscope]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[No Card Tricks!]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[No Card Tricks!]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Real Work on Restaurants and Bars]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
 
*[[Real Work on Restaurants and Bars]] ([[Sankey Magic]])
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== Lecture Notes Tricks by Jay Sankey (1982 to Present) ==
 
== Lecture Notes Tricks by Jay Sankey (1982 to Present) ==
 
 
*[[Crossroads]] (with [[David Acer]])
 
*[[Crossroads]] (with [[David Acer]])
 
*[[Material Fiction]]
 
*[[Material Fiction]]
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*[[Sankey 90]]
 
*[[Sankey 90]]
 
*[[The Night Before]] (with [[David Acer]])
 
*[[The Night Before]] (with [[David Acer]])
 
== Video Links (Magic) ==
 
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEh2BeQRnv0 Jay Performs In a Flash]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfBsDD9JaBk A Segment from Spellz]
 
*[[Jay Sankey]] performs (and sells) his famous [[PaperClipped]] (originally published with an unpronounceable name in [[100% Sankey]])
 
 
== Video Links (Comedy) ==
 
 
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== Jay Sankey in Genii ==
 
== Jay Sankey in Genii ==
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*[http://geniimagazine.com/back_issues/2006/10/index.html October, 2006 (Magicana) • How Fortunate]
 
*[http://geniimagazine.com/back_issues/2006/10/index.html October, 2006 (Magicana) • How Fortunate]
  
== External Links ==
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{{References}}
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{{Wikipedia}}
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* Cover, [[Genii 1999 June|Genii Magazine, Vol. 62, No. 6, June1999]], The Sankey Approach, by Mark Levy, page 26
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* Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 97, No. 7, December 2007, The Imp of Impossible, by Jon Racherbaumer, page 51
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* [http://www.sankeymagic.com Sankey Magic Website]
  
*[http://www.sankeymagic.com Sankey Magic Website]
 
  
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Latest revision as of 05:25, 29 January 2024

Jay Sankey
BornJonathan Conrad Sankey
January 4, 1963
Montreal, Canada

CategoriesBooks by Jay Sankey

Jay Sankey (b.1963) was born in Montreal, Canada, and moved to Toronto with his family (mother, father, brother Christopher and sister Gretchen) soon after. He began exploring magic at the age of 14 and, during his "formative" years, was educated in the performing side of the art through children’s shows, restaurant magic, and walkaround corporate events.

Biography

At the age of 19, Sankey sent an introductory letter and videotape to Richard Kaufman featuring some of his original ideas (including his now seminal coin sleight, “HPC-CPH”), which resulted in a double one-man issue of Richard's Almanac (Issue 5/6, January-February, 1983). The contents generated buzz among magic’s cognoscenti, and before long, Sankey was invited to perform and/or lecture at prestigious gatherings such as Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic, Close Encounters, and The New York Magic Symposium. In addition, he began writing a series of columns on magic theory for The Magic Manuscript.

In 1986, Sankey Panky was published, the first of two large collections of Sankey’s magic written by Richard Kaufman (the second, 100% Sankey, came out in 1990). Material for a third book had also been collected by Kaufman, but was eventually transferred to Gabe Fajuri, written up by Jon Racherbaumer, illustrated by Earle Oakes, and published by Squash Publishing in 2004 as Sankey Unleashed.

In 1990, Sankey began experimenting with stand-up comedy, a parallel career that quickly took root, forcing him to divert much of his creative energy from magic. The investment resulted in a one-man special for CBC as part of their Comics! series, a one-man special for Bravo based on his Fringe Festival show, Contents Under Pressure, and a CD on the Attic label called Odd Little Man. In addition, Sankey wrote a benchmark book called Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy, described on the back cover as, “an insider’s look that explains stand-up from the ground up.” The book, published by Routledge in New York, quickly sold out of its first printing, and two years later was joined by a sequel - Zen and the Art of the Monologue (Routledge, 2000).

Jay Sankey & Bridget Hall Co-Host "Spellz"

At the start of the new millennium, Sankey turned his attention back to magic and released a handful of tricks through Hampton Ridge (e.g., Measle Deck), then Elmwood Magic (e.g., The Big Finish, One Car Garage, Chain Reaction) before forming a company, Sankey Magic, dedicated to manufacturing and distributing his own creations. More recently, he co-developed (with magician David Peck) and began co-hosting (with actress Bridget Hall) a television series called Spellz, devoted to teaching children about the art of magic. The series is going into its third season and airs exclusively on a regional Canadian network, TV Ontario. Seasons I and II are now available on DVD.

Sankey also recently contributed material to Criss Angel: Mindfreak, and is currently a columnist for M.U.M. magazine.

Books by and/or About Jay Sankey

Books to Which Jay Sankey Has Contributed

Marketed Tricks by Jay Sankey

DVDs by Jay Sankey (Multiple Routines)

Lecture Notes Tricks by Jay Sankey (1982 to Present)

Jay Sankey in Genii

References

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