Music · Chess · Durham
About Logan
I’m Logan James — a private instructor with over a decade of one-on-one coaching experience. I’ve taught hundreds of students to express themselves creatively and think strategically.
A Little About Me
Whether it’s learning your first song or mastering your opening repertoire, I bring focus, fun, and personalization to every lesson!
Logan is a former coach with the US Chess Academy and current chess coach at Holt Elementary, with over 10 years of chess and music education experience. A highly experienced coach and player, he is the 2022 Santa Barbara County Chess Champion and organizer of the Durham Chess Club.
He is also an accomplished music instructor, having educated more than 200 private students from ages 6 to 80+ in guitar, bass, ukulele, music theory, and more. He currently performs twice a week at the JCC in Durham and has played, taught, and recorded with dozens of artists from CA to NC.
He holds a B.S. in Physics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. When not teaching, he enjoys hiking, running, reading, hanging out with his cat, and of course — playing music and chess!
Read student testimonials“Logan and I co-taught classes while working for the US Chess Academy. He is an excellent chess instructor. I highly recommend.”
“Logan has taught my daughter for years. Seeing her progress as a musician has been an amazing thing to witness! I could not give a higher recommendation!”
Private Music & Chess Lessons
Durham, NC · In person and online