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Love Letters to Yah -Sky Covington Performs Jazz — In Concert with Club Crescendo
The Preservation of Jazz Presents
LOVE LETTERS TO YAH: A RETURN TO THE CENTER — Back by Popular Demand
Sky Covington Performs Jazz Masterpieces — In Concert with Club Crescendo
Special Guest: Joy Young
📍 Aretha’s Jazz Café | Detroit, MI
📅 Monday, March 2, 2026
🚪 Doors Open: 6:00 PM
🎶 Showtime: 7:30 PM
🎟 Tickets: $40
Detroit’s own Sky Covington returns to the stage with renewed fire and extraordinary intention in Love Letters to Yah: A Return to the Center, now back by popular demand after moving audiences with its intimacy, musical brilliance, and spiritual depth.
Taking place Monday, March 2, 2026, inside the legendary Aretha’s Jazz Café, this one-woman concert experience places Covington’s unmistakable voice, emotional transparency, and masterful storytelling at the forefront — reminding audiences why she remains one of Detroit’s most treasured jazz artists.
An 11-time Detroit Music Award–winning vocalist, producer, poet, and founder of The Preservation of Jazz, Covington has built a career preserving legacy while continuing to evolve as an artist. With Love Letters to Yah, she steps beyond tribute and into testimony — offering a performance grounded in reflection, alignment, and artistic truth
Backed by her dynamic ensemble Club Crescendo, featuring:
James Shelton — Piano
Glen Oliver — Upright Bass
Terrence Neal — Drums
Covington will perform a plethora of jazz masterpieces, beloved standards, selections associated with luminaries such as Abbey Lincoln and Nina Simone, and music from her original repertoire. Each piece unfolds like a musical letter — personal, revealing, and deeply human.
The evening will also feature a special guest appearance by the captivating Joy Young, bringing an additional layer of artistry to a night designed to stir both heart and spirit.
Opening the concert is Man, whose performance will set the tone for an evening rooted in authenticity,
musical excellence, and connection.
For longtime followers and new listeners alike, Love Letters to Yah: A Return to the Center is more than a concert — it is an artistic homecoming. Covington is not stepping away from the spotlight; she is standing fully in her purpose with clarity, confidence, and grace.
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