Aldo Colombini

Aldo Colombini (19 March 1951 – 12 February 2014)^[1] was an Italian-born magician, lecturer, author and media producer. At the time of his death he was married to Rachel Colombini (previously known as Rachel Wild, Rachel Fenton and Rachel Jones), also a magician. Rachel died circa 2018, after rumors of her death circulated on the internet in 2017.^[2] When he first moved to the United States (from his native Modena, Italy) in 1993, he spoke no English.^[3] He created and marketed hundreds of magic tricks,^[4][5] along with numerous books and instructional videos on the topic of magic. He wrote a long-running column for The Linking Ring magazine, entitled, "As Always, Aldo".^[6][7]

Aldo Colombini
Aldo (left) and his wife, Rachel, lecturing for a magic club in Longview, Texas in Spring 2011
Born	Modena, Italy (1951-03-19)March 19, 1951
Died	February 12, 2014(2014-02-12) (aged 62)

Books/Writing

• "The Close-up Magic of Aldo Colombini"
• What's Up Deck?^[8]
• He contributed multiple articles to Harry Lorayne's long-running journal, Apocalypse.^[9]
• Tra La Via Emilia e il West con un Mazzo di Carte (Ebook)
• i Tre Orsacchiotti (Ebook)
• Matrix per Gente Pigra (Ebook)
• Incredibili Illusioni Improvvisate (Ebook)
• E Adesso cosa Dico? (Ebook)
• Carte Diem (Ebook)
• Il Giocoliere Comico (Ebook)
• Alta quota (Ebook)
• Un Comico Taglio (Ebook)
• Gorgo'n Zola (Ebook)
• Il Segno Dei Cinque (Ebook)
• il Libro Dei Book Test (Ebook)
• pronto intervento (Ebook)

Instructional Videos

Aldo has made or has appeared in the following instructional videos:

• Card Festival (DVD & VOD formats)
• Still Ringing Around (DVD and VOD formats)
• Roped In
• ESP Card Magic 1 - 20
• Self Working Packet Tricks
• Green Carpet
• Fireworks
• Aldo On Trost 1 - 15
• Essentials 1 - 3
• Jumbo Coincidence
• Razzamataz
• Magic Italian Style
• Packet Tricks Picks
• Impromptu Card Magic 1 - 6
• A Few Good Cards
• True Magic 1 - 2
• Still Ringing Around
• Three Ring Concerto
• Tested Ten Card Poker Deal
• Card Capers
• All Hands on Deck
• Jack in the Box
• Card Festival
• Karl Fulves The Epilogue
• Tricks to Go
• Amazing Self Working Card Magic 1 - 2
• Stunning Card Magic by Richard Vollmer and Aldo Colombini
• Please Hold

Notable Performances

• In 2006 he was the Guest of Honor at Fechter's Finger-Flicking Frolic - The Original Close-Up Convention, a prestigious annual invitation-only convention limited to 200 participants.
• Aldo was a featured performer at the annual convention for the Society of American Magicians in 2006, where a local news reporter described him as possessing, "... a distinctive sense of humor delivered in a delicious Italian accent."^[10]
• He performed in the close-up gallery at the International Brotherhood of Magicians' 64th annual convention held in Norfolk, Virginia.^[11][12]
• In 1995 he performed at the Louisiana Magic Weekend convention (hosted by IBM Ring 27).^[13]