Kyle Jason has been recording with Mavis Staples lately and he mentions (very briefly) Prince. Here's what he said:

Yes it's true. The session of a lifetime has finally taken place. Mavis Staples came to the Ice House and melted it!!! It got so hot when she sang, that everybody broke a sweat.

As a songwriter/ producer you can only pray that someone with the legendary status and the magic of a Mavis Staples, wants to do one of your songs. Well that prayer came true for me. She came to Long Island N.Y. to record at my studio "The Ice House", after I submitted some material to her. She said that she fell in love with a song that I wrote called "Gotta Love Ourselves (more than we do)", and that she wanted to cut it when she got back from touring. Well that time came and she was here! I personally went to the hotel to pick her up. Not only was Mavis there but so was Yvonne….. Mavis and Yvonne Staples!!!….. woooh!! Two legends in one day, coming to my studio, to record with me……. I was on cloud nine!

To be accepted by such legends as George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Chuck D., Prince, Frankie Beverly, John Mellencamp, and the one and only Mr. Curtis Mayfield, has truly been a blessing for me….. but Mavis Staples!!! Come on yall! This women has one of the most important voices in music history…… All music! She is a living, walking, breathing masterpiece of beauty, soul and magic. Her love and her voice blessed the walls of the Ice House and it will never be the same. The standard that she set will be very hard reach by all artists that follow…. But we shall try.

The entire staff of The Ice House would like to thank Mavis and Yvonne Staples for blessing us with your wisdom, your grace, and your love.