Tuxedo Jimmy
- Portland, OR
- Balloon Twister
- 4 Verified Bookings
Nicole K. said “Tuxedo Jimmy was amazing at our Children's Festival, which always draws a big crowd and is demanding work. The parents we talked to loved his work…”
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Scramble James is an award-winning juggler and multi-talented circus artist that strives to bring laughter and joy to audiences around the world. From kid's birthdays to stilt walking to adult cabarets, he can provide full feature shows or wonderful roaming entertainment for your event! His shows include juggling, magic, feats of danger, audience participation, and comedy.
Scramble James performs at all types of events, including, corporate gatherings, weddings, fairs, festivals, libraries, birthdays, and more! His birthday party shows can, upon request, include a circus lesson/playtime for the kids. During this time, kids will get to try to juggle, spin plates, balance feathers, and more!
Nate James performed at my children's party. The Kids throughly enjoyed his magic tricks , specially the seal trick. He was very patient and always got the kids attention whose attention is less than 15 mins..
The adults enjoyed the show as well :) would recommend James Nate for anyone who is looking for magic
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Pavan for hosting me at your kid's birthday party! You were amazing hosts and I had a blast performing for your friends and family! Thank you again!
Nate was a super class act! He was originally scheduled to perform for a smaller church camp we had plans, but due to low enrollment, we had to cancel that event. He was totally open to moving the date and changing the group size. His show was funny, fun, amazing, and just right for our church audience. Nate was extremely professional and just a really nice guy! Thank you!
He came to my place for my son’s seventh birthday. He was great! Everyone loved his performance, from the great grandparents to the littlest kid there. He was really enthusiastic and hyped up the crowd. The performance itself was really interactive and funny, as well as technically impressive and legit. I definitely would hire him again and/or recommend him to family and friends! I
Stop reading this and book Scramble James now! He provided terrific adult and kid-friendly entertainment for our 8 year old’s socially distanced birthday party. He arrived 30min early, and it was clear that he was professional and very friendly. He provided a wonderful reprieve from the monotony of stay-at-home and his show worked well with maintaining distance and keeping props sterilized during audience participation.
Highly recommend Scramble James!
Scramble James easily entertained a crowd of 40+ kids of all different ages. Almost every parent called me up to let me know how much their children enjoyed the show. Thank you so much!!!
Scramble James was my favorite part of our event. He interacted with everyone and took my party to a whole other level. I am so happy I hired him and would do so again!
Response from Scramble James:
Thanks Tracy! It was wonderful to come out and perform at your event!
I look forward to working with you more!
This was a fun show, kids were really really excited. I am happy I hired him. Easy to work with, punctual, communicates well. Would book him again anytime!
The show was great. The kids were not disappointed.
I would highly recommend him. He kept everybody entertained. The whole show was excellent...he had magic, juggling, and music. The kids and adults had fun with his props at the end. I will definitely have him back.
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Claudia for inviting me to perform at your company's Christmas party! I had a blast and look forward to working with you in the future.
Thank you so much for a great show!! Everyone, adults to kids enjoyed your performance. We will recommend you any time and keep you in mind for future parties. Truly Wonderful!!! Smiles all around.
Scramble James did a wonderful job at my 7 year olds birthday! He show up early, was really nice and accommodating, he started on time and did an over all fun show. The kids loved him they laughed a lot. We really loved the part at the end too where the kids got to play with all the items he brought. What a treat! Thank you for a great event!
Our students really enjoyed this performance. He did a great job of tailoring the experience to college kids. I was happy with how participatory the performance was. We typically have low turnout for campus events, but we had a good crowd stick around for this performance. Thanks!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Paz, it was really fun coming to perform at your college!
We thoroughly enjoyed Nate's juggling expertise and humor, as well as his ability to juggle while telling us the names of all his moves and the "lingo" used by jugglers to describe the different techniques.
Scramble James was prompt, talented, funny, and most of all, great with kids. He performed for our summer camp and the kids were mesmerized by his juggling/magic/musical performance. At the end, he brought out peacock feathers, plate spinners, and juggling balls for the kids to use and they loved it. We will be booking him again for future performances!
Response from Scramble James:
Thanks Chris! I look forward to working with you again in the future!
Scramble James delivered the perfect amount of thrill and fun for my son’s 10th birthday party (mixed audience ages 6 to 12). I highly recommend him!! He arrived early to set up and review party details...he was polite, personable and a total professional. After his act, the kids spent time at a variety of entertainment action stations, which he provided as part of his service. They loved it...it was a joy to see kids (even older kids) engaged and having fun. Spend your money on a live performance-it’s worth the awe, smiles and laughter of your child and their party guests.
Note to consider- our party was held immediately after school in a gym with high ceilings—book SJ at a venue with higher ceilings to add to the excitement of his performance.
He was very good with all his tricks and juggling act. Children were completely engaged and loved to try out the tricks themselves at the end of the show. I totally recommend him.
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Sushil! It was very fun to come and perform at your party! Thank you for all of your wonderful hospitality!
Working with Gig Salad and Scramble James was easy and Scramble James was great! Besides being multi-talented, he is engaging, upbeat, friendly, flexible, professional. and super entertaining! All ages enjoyed his show at our recent celebration! We were very happy with his fun interactive show and how easy he was to work with! We would highly recommend him! Thanks Gig Salad and Scramble James!!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Julie, it was great to perform for your celebration!
Scramble James was punctual, warm and friendly. Best of all, he entertained our group of 5-year-olds. The show was fun and engaging and after he was done, the kids (and adults) got to spin plates and balance peacock feathers. It was a blast to watch everyone get involved! Thank you!
I received so many compliments on the talented Scramble James from everyone at the party - including the venue staff! The kids loved it! (and the parents too) Would definitely recommend for any event and hope to book another event with him again soon.
Scramble James is a talented performer, offering lots of variety and energy. He was great with our large group of kids as a whole and interacted well with them one on one also. He was flexible and accommodating to our needs. Very fun show for the kids and the adults to!
Nate was friendly, easy to work with and the kids loved him!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Marie for the great feedback! It was great to come to your party and I look forward to potentially working with you again!
Best,
Nathaniel J. Hughes
I hired him for my twins 6-year birthday party and afterwards heard so many positive remarks from the guests, kids and adults. He was polite, attentive, on time, kept communication lines open and available and listened to our requests. Most importantly, he is great at what he does. His juggling, magic, and upbeat and light-hearted candor was a treat for everyone involved. And after the show, he encouraged and helped everyone to try out some juggling tricks themselves. I'm really glad he was available and performed for us; it made the party extra special and memorable.
The performer's did such a great job!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Billie for being such a great host and for the great review! Looking forward to working together in the future!
Scramble James was a great entertainer who engaged the kids throughout the entire show. He was very friendly and easy to work with. Will definitely be working with him in the future!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Leanna, I had a blast performing for you all! Looking forward to bringing more shows to your community in the future!
And amazing to have James grabbing attention of a big crowd where 3 years old todlers, and those that are 9, equally enjoyed every minute of the show.
Thank you Scrumble James for everything!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Elvira for having me out at your event! I look forward to working with you in the future!
Scramble James was an amazing act, I was very impressed at how well Scramble James adapted to the elements as it started to rain during his performance. He was great with the kids, and very friendly, he put on an amazing show! My favorite part was the interacting of teaching the kids how to do things, they all felt very special! Very satisfied and pleased with everything! We are looking into hiring him for some more events coming up this year for our family!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Alex for being such a wonderful host and helping when the rain came! I look forward to working with you and your family again!
He did a great job. We enjoyed having him as part of the party.
One bit of constructive feedback would be the interaction with our residents. It was great that the residents wanted to chat, but it stopped him from juggling. That was the purpose of him being there.
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Katie for the positive review and the constructive feedback! I will be sure to juggle more on the next visit!
Scramble is an amazingly talented juggler I've had the pleasure to see at multiple events over the past few years. He never fails to impress and always makes the audience smile. A pleasure to work with!
Very interactive with the children. Adults as well thoroughly enjoyed the evening, lots of positive feedback.
I am so glad we chose to have Scramble James perform at my sons birthday party. He was very interactive with all of the kids and the adults loved him too! He had a nice variety of things he did for his show that kept everyone entertained. I would love to see him again in a bigger venue because I just know it would be so great!
Feedback from the guests was excellent
Scramble James did a fantastic job at my daughter's 4th birthday party. He entertained 15 kids ages 4-9 with juggling, magic, slide of hand tricks and card tricks. The kid and adults loved it. He was on time, communicated well with me throughout the booking process and was a true professional. A very nice guy as well. Everyone complimented me on my party and said how great Scramble James was. I highly recommend him for any type of event. Thank you, Scramble James!
Response from Scramble James:
Thank you Amy, it was wonderful to come to your party and entertain your guests!
Very accommodating and wonderful to work with!
James did a great job interacting with our guests, having fun with them and performed well at the Back To School Bash our church put on for Ardenwald Elementary. Great social skills, easy to have conversations with and a great hire. I highly recommend.
What a fun show! We hired Scramble James to entertain for our sons 4th birthday.
He showed up on time and ready to go! His show kept the kids engaged and entertained. They sang, they watched magic, they juggled and balanced and laughed! My son was still singing one of the songs this morning.
Price Range: Contact for Rates!
Gig Length: 10 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
Insurance: $3,000,000 - Specialty Performer's Liability Insurance
Juggling, Magic, Laughter, Amazement, Professionalism, Flexibility, Fire Performance, Glow Performance, Roaming Performance, Daytime Performance, Music, Balancing, Education, Audience Participation, and Uniqueness.
Nathaniel "Scramble James" Hughes started juggling in 2009 while he was attending Humboldt State University. Shortly after, he joined the Humboldt Circus and was in his first circus show in the spring of 2010. A year later, in 2011, he traveled to Guatemala and worked in a Guatemalan circus for 6 weeks before returning to the United States. In 2012, he directed to Humboldt Circus, joined the New Old Time Chautauqua, and performed up-and-down the West Coast with Humboldt Varietyville.
After graduating university in 2013, he moved to the San Francisco area and worked at Houdini's Magic Shop, broadening his performance skills. One year later, in 2014, he moved to Portland, Oregon. Since moving to Portland, he has performed with multiple groups including MarchFourth, Circus Luminescence, Rose City Circus, and Flamebouyant Productions.
In the winter of 2016, he returned to Guatemala and started a circus arts education program called, "Circo Patojiano" at Los Patojos School in Jocotenango, Guatemala. The program is still alive and well today, and over 250 kids receive circus arts education.
He returned to Portland in June of 2016 and continued to hone his craft while working as a coach at The Circus Project. In May 2018, he won the Fire Entertainer of the Year competition for his excellent Saturday Night Fever inspired act. Then, in July, he and Eli March won the teams category at the International Juggler's Associations annual competition, netting them their first gold medal.
Currently, Scramble James regularly performs as a solo artist, and as a collaborating artist in ensemble productions. You can find him performing with Circus Luminescence, MarchFourth, Rose City Circus, Flamebouyant Productions, Arc In Movement, and at events such as Portland Winter Lights, White Album XMAS, Dante's Sinferno, Moisture Festival, the Oregon Country Fair, and Rose Festival. Contact him now to bring him to your event or gathering!
If performing glow or fire, it is better if it is twilight or later. I have a wireless mic that will work with any PA system, however only need the mic for large audiences as I project my voice well. Generally, I can perform in almost any space, and require little to no set-up assistance.
Smothers Brothers, Mud Bay Jugglers, Charlie Brown, Ryhs Thomas, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, the Marx Brothers, Three Stooges, Charlie Chaplin.
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Nicole K. said “Tuxedo Jimmy was amazing at our Children's Festival, which always draws a big crowd and is demanding work. The parents we talked to loved his work…”
Shannon E. said “Both my husband and I absolutely loved the performance Flamebouyant Productions gave us! Many of our guests are still talking about it! We specifically…”
Sybil Y. said “They were on time, very talented, super friendly and overall wonderful. I would recommend them and plan to book them again in the future.”
Stacy H. said “I had a Havana house party with over 80 guests. These guys were very entertaining to watch. A lot of ooohs & aaaaahs. I had the fire eating too! We…”