Maciej Fortuna

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 doctor's 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), in the jazz trumpet class.

• 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)

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 the 1st 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 the Big Band Festival in Nowy Tomysl (2008)