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For JazzImprov Magazine's first annual convention in New York (October 25-28), Michael presented a clinic entitled
Get More Out of Your Tunes: Transform Your Basic Songs Into Full-fledged Compositions That Create a Richer and More Personal Musical Expression

In May, 2007 Michael presented a piano masterclass at the University of North Texas.

In December, 2006, Michael spent a week as Artist in Residence in Indiana University's jazz department.

Michael is a 2004-2005 grant recipient of Chamber Music America's Residency Partnership Program. In January 2005 he brought jazz music to the Brooklyn P.S.321 fifth grade class through a series of lectures and concerts.

At the 2004 Conference of the International Association for Jazz Education, Michael presented a clinic called A Treaure-Trove of Innovation: The Pen of Wayne Shorter - A Survey of the Past Twenty Years. Utilizing scores and recordings, Michael delved into several samples of the inner workings of Shorter's compositional genius.

Michael is available for clinics, workshops, residencies and master classes or appear as a guest soloist. Some of the institutions that have presented him include:

2001 IAJE conference
Juilliard School of Music
University of North Texas
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Northwestern University
Roosevelt University
Carnegie Hall JazzEd
Cincinnati Conservatory
Concordia University
Indiana University
Ithaca College
Indiana State University
Hartt College of Music
University of Illinois
Jamey Aebersold Jazz Camps
The New School
Queens College
Purdue University
Duke University
Long Island University
University of Illinois
Sibelius Academy (Helsinki)
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