I found a thread for him last dated 2009, so let's start fresh.
Tonight, my son and I went to the Drum Shop North Shore in Beverly, MA for a clinic with Danny Seraphine. He played great, along with tracks from Chicago as well as by himself. He was funny, gracious and imparted a lot of wisdom. There were a lot of fans there, drummers who had followed them from the late '60s. I only listened to their big older hits but also knew he had studied with Chuck Flores, Papa Jo Jones and was mentored by Grady Tate. I asked what it was like to study with Papa Jo and his eyes lit up. He just said, "Great...Amazing" pulled out a set of brushes and started playing.
He told some priceless stories about Buddy & Elvin, talked about the Slingerland Drum company and the heyday of the band. My son (who plays acoustic bass) didn't know much of anything about Chicago. But he got a charge out of listening to Danny's wisdom, his humbleness and kick ass groove.
I have a video of him playing but would like to get the OK before posting it.
Tonight, my son and I went to the Drum Shop North Shore in Beverly, MA for a clinic with Danny Seraphine. He played great, along with tracks from Chicago as well as by himself. He was funny, gracious and imparted a lot of wisdom. There were a lot of fans there, drummers who had followed them from the late '60s. I only listened to their big older hits but also knew he had studied with Chuck Flores, Papa Jo Jones and was mentored by Grady Tate. I asked what it was like to study with Papa Jo and his eyes lit up. He just said, "Great...Amazing" pulled out a set of brushes and started playing.
He told some priceless stories about Buddy & Elvin, talked about the Slingerland Drum company and the heyday of the band. My son (who plays acoustic bass) didn't know much of anything about Chicago. But he got a charge out of listening to Danny's wisdom, his humbleness and kick ass groove.
I have a video of him playing but would like to get the OK before posting it.