He is currently the director of the Collective for Artistic Space in Education (C.A.S.E.), a group of musicians, dancers and artists working at various community- and school-based initiatives throughout Toronto that is currently liaising with the Regent Park Music Program. Michael also directs the Toronto District Latin Jazz Orchestra, open to high school students across the city of Toronto. His research interests include aesthetics, musical skills acquisition, Afro-Cuban music, Latin American and Caribbean music, and orchestration.