Maciej Fortuna
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
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. 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 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, jazz trumpet class.
Group membership
As a leader:- Maciej Fortuna Solo
- Maciej Fortuna Trio
- Maciej Fortuna Quartet
- Maciej Fortuna Quintet
- An On Bast/Maciej Fortuna
- Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna
- Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project
- 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
- First prize during Kodolanyi Jazz Competition with Switch On Quintet
- Finalist of Junior Jazz in Usti Nad Laba with the same group
- finalist of Ist International Tarnow Jazz Contest with Maciej Fortuna Quintet
- Second prize during Jazz Juniors Competition 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