Maciej Fortuna
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Maciej Fortuna is a Polish jazz trumpet player, composer and musical educator. He runs the Fortuna Music record label. Jerzy Milian dedicated his composition "Music For Mr. Fortuna" to Maciej Fortuna.
Education[edit]
Maciej graduated from the University of Poznan Law School in 2007 and obtained a master's degree with first class honours from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Piotr Wojtasik jazz trumpet class (2010). In 2012 he obtained a doctors degree in performing arts at The Academy of Music in Poznań.
Performances[edit]
He has played with artists from Poland, Europe and the USA. He has won prizes as a soloist and with his bands.
Maciej Fortuna is also a session musician for radio or television. He is a lecturer in The Academy of Music in Poznan (Poland), jazz trumpet class.
Group membership[edit]
As a leader:
- Maciej Fortuna Solo
- Maciej Fortuna Trio
- Maciej Fortuna Quartet
- Maciej Fortuna Quintet
As co-leader:
- An On Bast/Maciej Fortuna
- Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna
- Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project
Member of groups:
- Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet, featuring David Kikoski
- Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection
- Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group
- Switch On Quintet
Awards[edit]
- Grand Prix, TVP KULTURA prize, TVP President Prize during Young Talent Competition ‘Niemen Non Stop’ in Słupsk (July 2008)
- First prize during Kodolanyi Jazz Competition (July 2008) with Switch On Quintet
- Finalist of Junior Jazz in Usti Nad Laba (2008) with the same group
- finalist of Ist International Tarnow Jazz Contest (2008) with Maciej Fortuna Quintet
- Second prize during Jazz Juniors Competition (2008) with Maciej Fortuna Quintet
- Best soloist prize during Bydgoszcz Big Band Festiwal 2008 and Baszta Jazz Festiwal 2008
- Honourable in the same category during Big Band Festival in Nowy Tomysl (2008)
Discography[edit]
Maciej Fortuna/ Krzysztof Dys[edit]
- Maciejewski - Variations DUX 1151 (2014)
Fortuna / Goldsbury / Minchello / Grassi[edit]
- The Last of The Beboppers Fortuna Music FM 018 (2014)
Maciej Fortuna Ethno Quartet[edit]
- Zakhaar Fortuna Music FM 016 (2014)
Fortuna / Fortuna[edit]
- Music for Trumpet and Pipe Organ Fortuna Music FM 015 (2014)
Riboflavin[edit]
- Full Circle Riboflavin' Inc. (2014)
Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna[edit]
- Active Rush Fortuna Music FM 014 (2013)
Maciej Fortuna Acoustic Quartet[edit]
- Jazz From Poland VOL. 1 Fortuna Music FM 012 (2013)
Fortuna / Dys[edit]
- Tropy Fortuna Music FM 011 (2013)
Maciej Fortuna Trio[edit]
- At Home Fortuna Music FM 008 (2013)
- Sahjia Fortuna Music FM 007 (2012)
- Solar Ring Fortuna Music FM 005 (2012)
- Jazz Fortuna Music FM 021 (2016)
An On Bast & Maciej Fortuna[edit]
- Electroacoustic Transcription of Film Music by Krzysztof Penderecki Fortuna Music FM013 (2013)
- Live Fortuna Music FM 010 (2013)
- 1 Fortuna Music FM 006 (2012)
Mack Goldsbury Quartet featuring Maciej Fortuna[edit]
- Live at CoCo's Cadence Jazz Records (2012)
Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet feat. David Kikoski[edit]
- Guru Soliton (2012)
Switch On Quintet[edit]
- Our Car Will Never Stop Fortuna Music FM 004 (2011)
Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection featuring Reggie Moore[edit]
- Salt Miners Blues Fortuna Music FM 003 (2011)
Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group[edit]
- Artesia Sunrise Konnex (2010)
Maciej Fortuna Quartet[edit]
- Lost Keys Fortuna Music FM 002 (2010)
Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project[edit]
- In The Small Hours Fortuna Music FM 001 (2009)
Maciej Fortuna International Quartet[edit]
- Zośka Fortuna Music FM 020 (2016)
Maciej Fortuna Quartet with Strings[edit]
- Jerzy Milian – Music For Mr. Fortuna" Jazz Poznan Association SJP 002 (2016)