I claimed identity as Jewish musicians for political reasons, because most of us were touring in Germany and, at this time, twelve years ago, there was a strong resurgence of Nazism in the places we were touring and part of that was on the music scene.

Ribot was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In late 2010 he toured Europe with his band SunShip (Mary Halvorson Chad Taylor Jason Ajemian). "
He currently performs and records with his group Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog with bassist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Ches Smith of the avant-garde band Secret Chiefs 3.

His work has touched on many styles including no wave free jazz rock and Cuban music. Marc Ribot (pron. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians most notably Tom Waits Elvis Costello and composer John Zorn.