Label & instrument
- ECM Records ↗ Official ECM artist
- Van Laar Trumpets ↗ Featured Van Laar artist — plays the OIRAM II
Elsewhere
- Jazzisnow ↗ Michael's own company
- Future Work Forum ↗ Partner — an integrative lens uniting engineering, organisation and the arts
Musicians
- Claudio Fasoli → Saxophonist — 7 records together, 1994–2017
- Stefano Battaglia → Pianist & composer — 8 records, incl. ECM's Re: Pasolini
- Roberto Bonati → Composer & conductor — the ParmaFrontiere Orchestra, 4 records
Institutions
- ParmaFrontiere ↗ The ParmaJazz Frontiere festival & orchestra, Parma