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)