James Jordan has performed as an organ accompanist and soloist throughout the United States, Eastern and Western Europe. Cited as performing both "authoritatively and sensitively" by the Boston Globe, and by the American Record Guide as a "superb performer," Jordan earned his Bachelor of Music Degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, studying with Robert Anderson and acting as accompanist for the University Choir. As a student of David Craighead, he received his Masters Degree, Doctorate and Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. While in Rochester, Dr. Jordan served as Choirmaster/Organist for Parkminster Presbyterian Church. He also worked as a teaching assistant in the music theory department of the Eastman School, and accompanied the Eastman Chorale and Eastman-Rochester Chorus. Jordan has published in the American Choral Review and was a contributing author to American Sacred Choral Music- An Overview and Handbook (Paraclete Press, 2001).