Ask the average chanteuse where she got her first big break, and most will likely talk about a dark, smoke-filled gin joint. But not Nicole "Sky" Covington, who returns March 7 to Detroit's 1515 ...

Adorned with feathered headpieces, strings of pearls, bright lipstick and custom-made wigs and satin dresses, flecked with jewels and gems, Detroit's finest jazz vocalists — including Veronique ...