Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Michael has been performing on the drums since age 10. Michael has studied with Tommy Igoe, Thomas Pridgen, Mark Foglia, and Christian Pepin. He is well versed in many styles including jazz, pop, rock, R&B and hip hop.

As one of the premier drummers on the Bay Area music scene, Michael can be seen performing and touring regularly with Sarah Reich, The Alpha Rhythm Kings, and The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra among others.

In 2016, Michael released his debut album with his quartet, the Michael Henning Collective. The Michael Henning Collective is a Jazz Quartet that brings a modern flare to one of America's favorite past times featuring renowned artists like Alex Murzyn on Tenor Sax, Parker Grant on Piano, and Matt Roads on Bass. You can catch the group performing on a regular basis throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. 

Michael has recorded and performed with many world renowned artists including Tom Scott, Kurt Elling, "Beautiful" the Carole King Musical, Delfeayo Marsalis, Conan O'Brien, Don Most from Happy Days, Andy Vargas of Santana, Drew Zingg, Tom Politzer, Aaron Lington, Tony Peebles, Laurence Hobgood, Shelly Berg, Sarah Reich, Drew Tucker, Bennett Roth, The Alpha Rhythm Kings, and The Fil Lorenz Orchestra.