The Center for Black Music Research is devoted to research, preservation, and the dissemination of information about the history of black music on a global scale.

July 16: A new two-part series, "From Parlor to Podium," is available on the Podcast page.

May 1: On Our Shelves has been updated.

April 3: The CBMR has partnered with the University of Illinois Press! Subscriptions to Black Music Research Journal and memberships to CBMR are available here.
Also, a new podcast episode "Charles Mingus" is now available and "On Our Shelves" has been updated.

February 12: New podcast episode "Music for Strings" now available. Click here

August 9: Saturday Night Frolic with the Ebony Hillbillies and special guest Steve Rosen at the Old Town School of Folk Music.