Maciej Fortuna

Maciej Fortuna is a Polish jazz trumpet player, composer and musical educator.

Education

Maciej graduated from the University of Poznan Law School in 2007 and obtained a masters 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

He has played with artists from Poland, Europe and 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

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

• 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

Maciej Fortuna/ Krzysztof Dys

• Maciejewski - Variations DUX 1151 (2014)

Fortuna / Goldsbury / Minchello / Grassi

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

Maciej Fortuna Ethno Quartet

• Zakhaar Fortuna Music FM 016 (2014)

Fortuna / Fortuna

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

Riboflavin

• Full Circle Riboflavin' Inc. (2014)

Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna

• Active Rush Fortuna Music FM 014 (2013)

Maciej Fortuna Acoustic Quartet

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

Fortuna / Dys

• Tropy Fortuna Music FM 011 (2013)

Maciej Fortuna Trio

• At Home Fortuna Music FM 008 (2013)
• Sahjia Fortuna Music FM 007 (2012)
• Solar Ring Fortuna Music FM 005(2012)

An On Bast & Maciej Fortuna

• 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

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

Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet feat. David Kikoski

• Guru Soliton (2012)

Switch On Quintet

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

Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection featuring Reggie Moore

• Salt Miners Blues Fortuna Music FM 003 (2011)

Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group

• Artesia Sunrise Konnex (2010)

Maciej Fortuna Quartet

• Lost Keys Fortuna Music FM 002 (2010)

Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project

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

External links

• Maciej Fortuna home page
• Maciej Fortuna Myspace page
• Maciej Fortuna Facebook page