In 1983 Jeff Evason was working as a radio announcer and part-time magician in Toronto. Tessa had recently moved to Canada from the Caribbean Island of St. Lucia and she was working as a fashion model. Although they had never met, Jeff and Tessa shared a mutual friend, Lisa, a fashion designer. To help enhance an upcoming fashion show, Lisa invited Jeff to perform a short act of illusion using one of the models as an assistant. When she asked the girls if anyone wanted to work with a magician, Tessa volunteered immediately. When Jeff and Tessa performed together in the fashion show, their act was a hit. It wasn’t long before they received an offer to perform on a Caribbean cruise ship for six months. That cruise ship booking was the beginning of a magical partnership that continues today. In their magic act they often performed feats of telepathy. They decided to study the area of psychic phenomena further and devote more of their show to performances of ESP. It was a good decision. Their peers and fans alike recognize Jeff & Tessa as the finest mentalist duo in the world. They have amazed audiences worldwide in over 28 countries with their thought provoking, interactive show consisting of ESP, Mind over Matter, Super Memory, Telepathy, Prediction and Levitation. The Evasons are award-winning entertainers. The international Psychic Entertainers Association voted them top performers of the year and gave them the association’s highest honor “The Dunninger Memorial Award for Distinguished Professionalism in the Performance of Mentalism.” At the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas they won the SARMOTI Award in the World Challenge Stage Competition. They are the first mentalists ever to receive this prestigious award, which magic superstars Siegfried & Roy personally present to their favorite act. In 2003 they became the first recipients of the Mentalism Award from the famed Milbourne Christopher Foundation at the annual Society of American Magicians convention in Las Vegas. The Evasons are a popular act at Colleges and Universities across North America, where they consistently get rave reviews. In Las Vegas, they've performed at Bally’s, The Tropicana, Caesar’s Palace and The Rio. They work internationally on the finest cruise ships including Disney and Holland America. They regularly entertain at corporate events for major corporations. They have entertained United Nations troops in Europe, the Middle East and the Canadian Arctic. They have performed in Asia, Hawaii, the Caribbean and Mexico. The world truly is their stage. Jeff & Tessa don't call themselves psychics or magicians, and they don’t claim to have “supernatural powers” However, they have no secret assistants and they do not use any concealed electronic communication devices. In fact, they offer $25,000 to anybody who can prove otherwise! The Evasons focus on generating enthusiasm and creating a sense of wonder. Regardless of whether or not you accept ESP as a reality, their goal is to entertain the believers and the skeptics alike with a mind-boggling performance that leaves people talking! Titles Marvels of the Mind (entertainment show) Topics Entertainment, Magic, Humor, Minority Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $5,000 - $7,499 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State MD Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.