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.

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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 (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 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

As a leader:

As co-leader:

Member of groups:

Awards

Discography

Maciej Fortuna/ Krzysztof Dys

Fortuna / Goldsbury / Minchello / Grassi

Maciej Fortuna Ethno Quartet

Fortuna / Fortuna

Riboflavin

Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna

Maciej Fortuna Acoustic Quartet

Fortuna / Dys

Maciej Fortuna Trio

An On Bast & Maciej Fortuna

Mack Goldsbury Quartet featuring Maciej Fortuna

Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet feat. David Kikoski

Switch On Quintet

Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection featuring Reggie Moore

Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group

Maciej Fortuna Quartet

Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project

Maciej Fortuna International Quartet

Maciej Fortuna Quartet with Strings

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