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Born in 1963, in Ithaca, New York, Michael has been living and working in Europe, since graduating from Berklee School of Music, where he studied with George Garzone, Bill Peirce and Gary Burton, among others, After an Italian and Swiss tour in 1987 with keyboardist Delmar Brown, he subsequently settled in Italy, where he has been highly successful as both a live and studio musician. During his tenure on the southern european music scene, Michael has played at several major jazz festivals and has performed and/or recorded with virtually all of Italy's and Switzerland's most important jazz artists, including ECM recording artists Enrico Rava and Franco D'Andrea, and Swiss trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti, to name just a few. He has also played with more than a few well-known American musicians, such as Jim Hall, Carl Anderson, Tommy Cambpell, Peter Erskine, (who provided a quote on the jacket of Michael's cd "Elusive Creatures"), and Mike Stern and Kenny Wheeler, both of whom personally invited Michael to sit in on their own concerts after having heard him play on earlier occasions. He has been guest jazz soloist at several performances by various musicians from the world-renowned La Scala Orchestra, and has toured extensively in Northern Europe, performed in major concert halls such as the "Zenith" in Paris, and the "Olympiahalle" in Munich, played in professional soccer stadiums in both Italy and Argentina, and appeared on national television in Switzerland, Sweden, France, Germ
Apples & Snakes: TwoFive (Bonus Track Version)
Sweet Lingering
Carrying the Elephant & This Is Not My Nose
Elusive Creatures
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly And Gravy

Unquiet Silences
The Surge and The Flow
Sweet 17 (feat. Lage Lund , Matt Penman, Ralph Alessi, Domenico Sanna, Bill Stewart)
We're Going On A Bear Hunt
Word of Mouth
We're Going On A Bear Hunt-Daily Irish Mail BBC Audiobooks
The Bear in the Cave