Michael is involved in a number of projects which focus on diverse and contrasting facets of his musical interest. They reach from projects between song and abstract, outer jazz areas, totally composed material, to projects with the concentration on the silent noises and sounds.
His current projects are The International Nothing (with Kai Fagaschinski clarinet, CD on ftarri), Michael Thieke Unununium (with Luca Venitucci accordion, Derek Shirley bass, Eric Schaefer drums, CD on charhizma, for an upcoming septet version the band will be joined by Martin Siewert g, Christian Weber b, Tony Buck dr), The Magic I.D. (with Margareth Kammerer vocals/guitar, Christof Kurzmann vocals/laptop, Kai Fagaschinski clarinet, CD on ErstPop), Nickendes Perlgras (with Michael Anderson trumpet, Eric Schaefer drums, CD on Konnex and JHM), Hotelgaeste (with Derek Shirley bass, Dave Bennett guitar, CD on schraum), Dok Wallach (with Daniel Erdmann tenor sax, Johannes Fink bass, Heinrich Koebberling drums), Thieke/Griener/Weber (with Christian Weber bass, Michael Griener drums, CD on Ayler Records), Roman Tics (with Burkhard Beins drums, Luca Venitucci accordion), Mike Cooper's Spirit Songs (with Mike Cooper vocals/guitar, Luca Venitucci laptop/accordion, Fabrizio Spera drums, Elio Martusciello laptop), Eric Schaefer Demontage (with Daniel Erdmann saxophones, Michael Anderson trumpet, Johannes Fink bass, Eric Schaefer drums, CD on JHM and schoener hoeren), Gebhard Ullmann The Clarinet Trio (with Gebhard Ullmann bass clarinet, Juergen Kupke clarinet, CD on Leo Records), Migraton (with Paed Conca bass, Frank Crijns guitar, Fabrizio Spera drums), Borghini/Thieke/Calcagnile (with Antonio Borghini bass, Cristiano Calcagnile drums).
He performed his music at Festivals/Concert Series such as Moers Festival (Moers/D 2008), Controindicazione (Rome/I 2008), Donaueschinger Musiktage (Donaueschingen/D 2007), Jazz a Mulhouse (Mulhouse/F 2007), Standard:Abweichung (Marburg/D 2007), Jazz Im Goethe Garten (Goethe Institut Lisbon/P 2007), Ahornfelder Festival (Leipzig/D 2007), Music Unlimited (Wels/A 2006), ZJFT (Groningen/NL 2006), Contemporaneamente (Lodi/I 2006), Festival de la Cite (Lausanne/CH 2005), Jazz em Agosto (Lisbon/P 2005), International Jazz Festival Muenster (Muenster/D 2005), Jazz Focus (Berlin/D 2003), Festival Brugge (Brugge/B 2002), Kryptonale (Berlin/D 2002), Konstanzer Jazzherbst (Konstanz/D 2002), Wintersongs (Cologne/D 2001), In Planten und Blomen (Hamburg/D 2000).