Jay Jordan holds a B.A. from San Jose State University and an M.A. from San Francisco State University, both in Music Education. He was the music director at Serra High School in San Mateo, CA from 1977 until he retired in 2018. During that time he conducted all the performing ensembles including Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Men's Chorus, and Mixed Chorus. He also wrote and arranged for each of these groups as well as receiving commissions from outside groups. His original composition
The Rosslyn Fire for SATB chorus was published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Inc. in 2014.