ROGER KRUM, 73, on Oct. 22 from kidney disease and related illnesses in Sacramento, CA. A graduate of Fresno State University with a Master's degree in Counseling from CSU-Sacramento, he worked for the State of California for 24 years. After retiring, he spent a year of apprenticeship under founder Bill Borcher before becoming executive director of the Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee in 1989, a position he held until 2005. An enthusiastic San Francisco 49ers fan, he was the bass player and manager of the Fulton Street Jazz Band from the mid-1980s until his health forced him to retire. He served on the Boards of the American Federation of Jazz Societies and Business Volunteers for the Arts and was the chairperson of the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau.
LEE SHAW, 89, on Oct. 29 in Albany, NY. A pianist, composer, and bandleader, she studied with Oscar Peterson and worked extensively in clubs in Chicago and New York City. A resident of Albany for the past five decades, she enjoyed a late-career resurgence in 1992 when she began performing with bassist Rich Syracuse, with drummer Jeff Siegel joining them in 2001. Earlier this year she was named a "Jazz Hero" by the Jazz Journalists Association.
ALAN GRANRUTH, 81, on Nov. 4 at his home in Lakewood, CO after a lengthy bout with Parkinson’s Disease. Originally from Baltimore, Md, he served in the Army as a Medical Lab Technici
