Leroy Ostransky composer

Leroy Ostransky (January 17, 1918 – October 11, 1993) was an American composer, music educator, and the author of multiple books on jazz.
After leaving home at seventeen, Ostransky worked as a pianist in a jazz club before getting his Doctorate in musical arts at the State University of Iowa in 1959. Ostransky went on to found the Workshop Band, one of America's early experimental jazz bands. In addition to his published books, Ostransky composed seventy five educational pieces, and had five of his compositions performed by the Seattle Symphony. Additionally, Ostransky was the professor emeritus of music and composer-in-residence at the University of Puget Sound. In 1975, Ostransky was named one of the twelve greatest teachers in America by People magazine.