[6] In 2011, Cook transferred to the Juilliard School, where he studied jazz saxophone with Ron Blake and Steve Wilson.

[7] In 2019, Cook performed alongside Jon Batiste on the soundtrack for Pixar's Soul, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Score.

[8] During the concert, Cook performed tracks from various albums including Somewhere in Between (2017) and Fire Sign (2020), as well as his "Hymn (for Trayvon Martin)", which he wrote to explore racism and police brutality.

[8][9] He has also appeared as a sideman in Tiny Desk concerts featuring Christian Scott in 2015, Tom Misch in 2018, Phony Ppl in 2019, and Amaarae in 2023.

[11] Cook and Sweet had previously collaborated on the production of the song "Tryna Be" from Giveon's 2022 studio album Give or Take.