Jazz In A Paper Bag

In this episode I sit down with photographer and artist Sasha Asensio in the WonderPhoto shop in Barcelona. Sasha is Brazilian born and Spain based photographer telling stories of those living in the fringes of society. I got to know Sasha and his work through the work he have made in the multicultural neightbourhood El Raval in Barcelona. We discuss about the art of portrait, how to approach peop...

It is the fourth full episode of Jazz In A Paper Bag podcast! This time I sit down with art and social historian Hanna Tyvelä and we talk about the ‘gangsta rap’ phenomenon in Finland and Sweden. We also cover what got Hanna to do a research on the topic and what in her opinion can be done in the media and public discussion to grow the understanding of hip hop culture. This time we recorded the ep...

Go grab a cup of coffee and tune in! In this episode I sit down with Samuli Pääkkönen of Frukt Coffee. Frukt Coffee is a coffee roastery based in Turku, Finland founded by Samuli in 2018. Among other things, in the episode we talk about how it was to start a coffee roasting business and how Samuli end up working in the field of coffee in the first place. We also discuss about branding and especial...

In this first episode of 2024 I sit down with Helsinki based graphic/type designer Jaakko Suomalainen in his home. Jaakko is known by his work for Marimekko, Iittala and Club Kaiku and we discuss about graphic design, his creative processes, how he got interested in type design, AI, running and Youth Crew hardcore among other things. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! My website:...

In this first episode of Jazz In A Paper Bag I sat down with B-boy Mikko Björk also known as Wartecs. Co-founder of the world famous Flow Mo Crew and Saiffa Dance School and all around creative person. We discussed about how he ended up on the world tour with Bomfunk MC's and what are Mikko's takes on the creativity among other things. So tune in and let's go!

A short introduction to Jazz In A Paper Bag podcast by Niko Tampio.