TALKIN’ RHYTHM – WITH DANNY SERAPHINE. “CHICAGO” DRUMMER STILL POUNDING OUT GROOVES

Mattie DeDoes (L), Steve DeDoes (R) with “Chicago” drummer Danny Seraphine

This past summer, Steve and Mattie DeDoes met and spent some time with Danny Seraphine – the original drummer from the legendary rock group “Chicago“.  Seraphine, in Fort Wayne to present a clinic, got into some complex discussions about jazz-rock drumming with the duo.

“These guys are DEEP,” said the legendary rhythm master, diving enthusiastically into discussion about developing rhythmic counterpoint from melodic and harmonic motifs.  ”It was such a pleasure to hang with them and talk music.”

Seraphine listened to Mattie’s “Outside The Lines” CD, and took a copy back with him to California – where he now drives his horn band, “California Transit Authority,” from the drum chair.  With a name derived from his roots with “Chicago,” the group not only does new takes on old “Chicago” tunes, but also produces new material in the jazz-funk genre.