In this episode, we welcome Mr. Martin Hansson.

Although Magic is our common interest and initial spark to our friendship, we talk about his unique experience in performing magic for people suffering from dementia, his thoughts on martial arts and his aikido practice as well as the project to bring a magic course into the university program in Stockholm with Tom Stone, with whom he started a magic theatre project called Mystique in Stockholm, alongside John Henry and Leif Olberius. In the end of the conversation, we discuss and watch two acts developed with the Mystique group.

Martin Hansson’s career started in loud and chaotic venues, which gave him a knack for fast repartee and a crude humor. But the more he has ventured into theatrical environments, the more he have developed subtle work, and he is now able to make performances filled with contrasts – which have even given him prizes in international magic competitions.

martin@whoopsentertainment.com

martin@sadclownact.com

https://magicbymartin.com

https://www.facebook.com/Whoopsmartin

https://www.instagram.com/magicbymartin/

https://mystique.nu

In this episode of the AllJazz Podcast we welcome Joseline Amutuhaire, a friend, humanitarian, musician, dancer, the mother of my godson and an all around amazing human being.

Find out all about her heartbreaking and intense childhood story that has an amazingly uplifting ending. Learn how she met her husband and how meeting me and my wife Petra, led to starting a humanitarian project Orutindo Kids in her home country of Uganda that has helped over 35 orphaned children so far and is continuing to expand with school fees, volunteering, distance adoptions, etc.

Below you can find the links to Orutindo Kids Project and Ugandan Dancers Band:

http://www.orutindo.eu/?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/orutindoprojects/

https://ugandandancersband.jimdofree.com

In this episode I am talking to Arthur Gerards, who is a LesMills trainer, Triathlete and a Magician.

Arthur and I are a part of the Amsterdam Magic Show team since its inception and have mostly spent time together around that event. For this reason I am happy I to have had an opportunity to finally speak to Arthur a bit more in depth.

In the beginning of the conversation we touch on his role in the War Horse theatre production, the art of performing Magic, importance of practicing and creating moments of connection with the audience. In the second part of the conversation we touch on Arthurs athleticism and how it led him to want to be a Triathlete. Specifically Arthur has now finished two Ironman races, with the last race finishing under the 10h mark. Unfortunately life hit Arthur hard right before the second Iron Man race, as his mother passed away from cancer very suddenly. The conversation ends with Arthurs very positive and uplifting attitude which we hope listeners can take something away from to inspire them in their own lives.

If you would like to know more about The Road to Ironman documentary , here is a link to the already fully funded campaign, where you can see a short trailer:

https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/12968-the-road-to-ironman

Once the documentary is out, I will update this description with a link. In the meantime, follow Arthur on his social media pages:

https://www.instagram.com/arthurgerards/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/arthuurr

We are back with another magic guest. This time I am talking to Rico Weeland

Rico is a dear friend and coincidentally one of the best young minds and hands in The Netherlands magic scene. His work has been praised by some great magicians like Michael Vincent, John Guastaferro, Shane Cobalt, etc

In our conversation we talk about his beginnings, that are funny and though provoking at the same time, the state of Magic as an art form & commercial commodity and in the end, Rico and I teach some basic card handling with two very strong and basically self working card tricks.

You can follow Rico’s work, projects and book him for gigs by clicking on the links below…

https://ricoweeland.com

https://www.patreon.com/invisiblepractice

Uroš Rojko is a contemporary composer, clarinetist and professor of composition at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana. To find out more about and listen to his extensive works and discography visit:

https://www.uros-rojko.de/home

In this conversation we touch on how we met, became friends and how he inadvertently influenced my life by being the only progressive professor in the Academy of Music in Ljubljana in 2004, that was willing to except a young woman (that just had a baby) to be her main professor for Composition. That young woman is my wife Petra Strahovnik that has built a big name for herself in the contemporary music scene and Uroš was and is a big part of that journey.

We discuss some more surprising connections between us and our significant others, as well as dive deep into connections between Music and Magic.

In this first rendition of the AllJazz Podcast, we welcome Fritz Alkemade!

Fritz with a Z is a prolific performer, inventor and lecturer of Magic from The Netherlands. His style is dynamic and very funny as he focuses on learning the craft of Stand-Up and includes it in his acts and presentations

He has performed his shows on all continents and venues around the world, including at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California.

To book him for shows (including virtual shows!) and lectures, visit his website:

http://www.fritzmeteenz.nl

He is also the founder of The Amsterdam Magic Show, which you can attend on every first Tuesday of the month in the Boom Chicago Theatre:

https://www.amsterdam-magic.com

For Magicians Only…

Fritz will soon be releasing his new original magic project with AllJazz Originals titled Pasteboards Palaté. Keep an eye out for it at:

https://aljazson.com/shop/

In this episode we welcome the person who helped get all the technical things in order, so that I can start recording and releasing the podcast.

It is thus very ironic that I managed to lose the original audio and I sincerely apologise for the lower quality audio, however the conversation was to good not to release.

Marcel van der Velde is a hacker by nature, military officer, radio personality and the host of the very popular Dutch podcast Angry Nerds:

https://angrynerdspodcast.nl/afleveringen/

He is also the owner of LeukeMensen.nl, where he facilitates the production of radio shows, podcasts, videos and more:

https://leukemensen.nl

If you liked this conversation, visit the below link to listen to the podcast episode that started it all:

https://leukemensen.nl/magicmagazine/?name=2019-07-10_magic_magazine_-_aljaz_son.mp3