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.

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.

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.

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

• 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)

• Maciejewski - Variations DUX 1151 (2014)

• The Last of The Beboppers Fortuna Music FM 018 (2014)

• Zakhaar Fortuna Music FM 016 (2014)

• Music for Trumpet and Pipe Organ Fortuna Music FM 015 (2014)

• Full Circle Riboflavin' Inc. (2014)

• Active Rush Fortuna Music FM 014 (2013)

• Jazz From Poland VOL. 1 Fortuna Music FM 012 (2013)

• Tropy Fortuna Music FM 011 (2013)

• 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)

• Electroacoustic Transcription of Film Music by Krzysztof Penderecki Fortuna Music FM013 (2013)
• Live Fortuna Music FM 010 (2013)
• 1 Fortuna Music FM 006 (2012)

• Live at CoCo's Cadence Jazz Records (2012)

• Guru Soliton (2012)

• Our Car Will Never Stop Fortuna Music FM 004 (2011)

• Salt Miners Blues Fortuna Music FM 003 (2011)

• Artesia Sunrise Konnex (2010)

• Lost Keys Fortuna Music FM 002 (2010)

• In The Small Hours Fortuna Music FM 001 (2009)

• Zośka Fortuna Music FM 020 (2016)

• Jerzy Milian – Music For Mr. Fortuna" Jazz Poznan Association SJP 002 (2016)

• Maciej Fortuna home page