Aurel Baele
Aurel is currently a PhD student in the Department of Japanese Studies at KU Leuven, Belgium. Having an MA in History and a BA in Japanese Studies and History, his interests are modern history (particularly that of Japan), global history, jazz, and cultural exchanges. His doctoral project - with a case study of the record company Nippon Victor – focusses on how jazz disseminated and developed in Japan between 1927 and 1954. Aside from studying the complexities of the world, he enjoys playing the renaissance lute and discovering the beauty of nature.
Publications
Locating Jazz in Interwar Japan - Dance Halls, Jazz Coffeehouses and Cafés. Issue 1, Autumn 2020.