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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

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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Maciej Fortuna/ Krzysztof Dys

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Fortuna / Goldsbury / Minchello / Grassi

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Maciej Fortuna Ethno Quartet

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  • Zakhaar Fortuna Music FM 016 (2014)

Fortuna / Fortuna

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Riboflavin

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  • Full Circle Riboflavin' Inc. (2014)

Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna

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Maciej Fortuna Acoustic Quartet

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Fortuna / Dys

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  • Tropy Fortuna Music FM 011 (2013)

Maciej Fortuna Trio

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  • 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

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Mack Goldsbury Quartet featuring Maciej Fortuna

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Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet feat. David Kikoski

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Switch On Quintet

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Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection featuring Reggie Moore

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Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group

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Maciej Fortuna Quartet

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Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project

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Maciej Fortuna International Quartet

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  • Zośka Fortuna Music FM 020 (2016)

Maciej Fortuna Quartet with Strings

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