Jai was initiated into music by Smt. Anuradha Garud whose guidance helped her secure a scholarship by Govt. of India. The Scholarship facilitated her to stay with and learn in Gurukul pattern under one of India’s best classical musicians of our times “Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar”. She has continued on her path of learning under Smt. Arati Ankalikar- Tikekar with whom she has accompanied on various performances across USA and India.She has performed classical, semi-classical and fusion vocal music all over USA and India. She is a visiting lecturer at Northern Illinois University, IL, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and North Park University in Chicago, IL
She teaches Classical, semi classical, bhajans and has classes in Milwaukee WI, and Chicago suburbs as well as online via Skype.