[3] Block has also performed with Bobby McFerrin, Lenny Kravitz, Shakira, The National, Joe Zawinul, Alison Krauss, and Rachel Barton Pine.

[5] Block has served as musical director for Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Bill Irwin, Marcus Printup, The Silk Road Ensemble, and The Knights.

[8] Along with Block and Kouyaté, the band consists of Sekou Dembele, Idrissa Koné, Luke Okerlund, and Mike Rivard.

In 2006, he received Suzuki method certification in music education from the New York City-based School for Strings, under Pamela Devenport.

Teachers provide instruction in multiple traditions, develop improvisational skills, and coach student bands to prepare for performances.

[19] The company manufactures "cellos with bodies and necks made with cutting-edge 3D printing technology using high-strength carbon fiber and polymers, combined with traditional material components like wooden bridges and sound posts, ebony fingerboards, and standard tailpieces, endpins, and tuning pegs.".

"[21] The initiative aims to "make voting a more positive experience for everyone, using the power of music to build community and amplify voter turnout.

[24] He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, National Public Radio's St. Paul Sunday, Regis and Kelly, VH1, the Disney Channel, WNBC-TV with Chuck Scarborough, and the CBS Early Show.

He worked with director Yaron Zilberman as a music consultant for A Late Quartet, a 2011 movie starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Christopher Walken.