CHEE KA GO

So the stout bassist goes through his first song and I am feeling really cool as the crowd grows around the outdoor set-up at Nyhaven, the cool canal area at Copenhagen Harbor.

I am convinced he is American for no particular reason and waiting for him to address the crowd after the song saying something like how honored he is to be here at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

After he talks in Danish for a while, I am impressed but still think he is American, just bilingual.

After enjoying another song, he says he is going to play SWEET CHICAGO, except pronounced just like anyone with a Germanic mother tongue would- CHEE KA GO.

At that point, I begin to respect how many good Danish jazz players there are.