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 doctor's 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 (Poland), in the 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
