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  • Northbrook marks the passing of jazz historian Charles A. Sengstock Jr.

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• Charles A. Sengstock Jr., who documented Chicago's early jazz scene, has died. (newsbreak.com) — Music historian Charles A. Sengstock Jr., who chronicled Chicago's early jazz and dance-band scenes, died in Northbrook at age 93. His decades of research produced influential books and a vast audio and photo archive now housed in Chicago institutions, connecting Northbrook quietly to the preservation of an important chapter in the city's musical history.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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