Dr. Matthew Jordan

Dr. Matthew Jordan currently serves as Associate Professor of Percussion at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. He is also the front ensemble arranger for Music City Mystique, the music coordinator and sound designer for the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps, and a music designer for the “Commandant’s Own” United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps. Prior to starting at JSU, Matt was the Concert Percussion Marketing Manager for Pearl Corporation/ Adams Musical Instruments, and Assistant Director of Bands/Instructor of Percussion at Middle Tennessee State University.

Matt has worked as a percussion instructor and arranger with a number of DCI and WGI groups, including the Phantom Regiment, Carolina Crown, and Spirit of Atlanta. He is also very involved at the scholastic level as an arranger for indoor drumlines and marching bands, having written for groups such as Max Percussion (Bangkok, Thailand), Franklin High School, The Woodlands High School, Dobyns-Bennett High School, and Birdville High School, among others.

As a performer, Matt plays regularly with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony, Huntsville Symphony, Tuscaloosa Symphony, and Intersection Contemporary Music Ensemble. Matt has also been involved in commissioning or premiering works from numerous composers, including Nathan Daughtrey, Dave Hall, Evan Chapman, Pamela Z, Mat Campbell, Caleb Pickering, Russell Wharton, Matt Filosa, Lucas Garner, and Matt Ridge.

Matt is also very involved in the percussion community, serving on both the Board of Advisors and as the chair of the Music Technology Committee for the Percussive Arts Society.

Matt completed the Doctor of Music degree from the Florida State University, a Master's Degree from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University. Matt is a proud artist and clinician for Pearl/Adams instruments, Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, Evans Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals.