As a drummer from Buffalo, NY, I have the distinct pleasure of playing with George and even have a mp3 converted from a cassette recorder of us playing, I treasure it!!! George and Aaron together...Man, how sublime!!!
Aaron - such an amazing, tasty set of listening and response... musically I love this. Worldly speaking, this world needs more of the lessons taught in music and schooling. Keep up the amazing spread of music my brother.
I don't know much about it all but listening to the current crop of top end jazz key players I like Melhdau for his rugged style and Aaron for his flow. Hope someone out there understands my interpretation. His work with Ben Wendel and Kurt Rosenwinkel is raising the bar