Jordá was born in San Sebastian, Spain,and had his musical training at Madrid University and at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he studied organ, composition and conducting. He made his professional conducting debut in Paris in 1937, and upon his return to Spain in 1940 he was appointed music director of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra. He held that post for five years. From 1948 until he took over the San Francisco podium in 1954, he was music director of the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra in South Africa. After he left San Francisco, he was a guest conductor in Europe, South America and Australia. He published a book, "El Director de Orquesta Ante la Partitura," in 1969, and from 1970 to 1976 he was director of the Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra in Belgium.

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