Billboard chatted with Alissia about her Grammy nomination, her upcoming debut album, Prince DMing her on Twitter and Bootsy ...

“It was my first concert. Prince was on the ‘Purple Rain’ tour and he had a string of shows at the St. Paul Civic Center right around Christmas,” he said. “It was absolutely life-changing.

The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.

Caribbean jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece's debut album for Blue Note Records, 'Blues In Trinity,' was recorded in London in 1958.

The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early ’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is ...