# 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 (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:
* 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

* 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
### Maciej Fortuna/ Krzysztof Dys

* Maciejewski - Variations DUX 1151 (2014)

### Fortuna / Goldsbury / Minchello / Grassi

* The Last of The Beboppers Fortuna Music FM 018 (2014)

### Maciej Fortuna Ethno Quartet

* Zakhaar Fortuna Music FM 016 (2014)

### Fortuna / Fortuna

* Music for Trumpet and Pipe Organ Fortuna Music FM 015 (2014)

### Riboflavin

* Full Circle Riboflavin' Inc. (2014)

### Mack Goldsbury Quartet feat. Maciej Fortuna

* Active Rush Fortuna Music FM 014 (2013)

### Maciej Fortuna Acoustic Quartet

* Jazz From Poland VOL. 1 Fortuna Music FM 012 (2013)

### Fortuna / Dys

* Tropy Fortuna Music FM 011 (2013)

### Maciej Fortuna Trio

* 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

* Electroacoustic Transcription of Film Music by Krzysztof Penderecki Fortuna Music FM013 (2013)
* Live Fortuna Music FM 010 (2013)
* 1 Fortuna Music FM 006 (2012)

### Mack Goldsbury Quartet featuring Maciej Fortuna

* Live at CoCo's Cadence Jazz Records (2012)

### Piotr Lemańczyk Quartet feat. David Kikoski

* Guru Soliton (2012)

### Switch On Quintet

* Our Car Will Never Stop Fortuna Music FM 004 (2011)

### Mack Goldsbury and The Polish Connection featuring Reggie Moore

* Salt Miners Blues Fortuna Music FM 003 (2011)

### Ernst Bier and Mack Goldsbury Group

* Artesia Sunrise Konnex (2010)

### Maciej Fortuna Quartet

* Lost Keys Fortuna Music FM 002 (2010)

### Maciej Fortuna and Stefan Weeke Project

* In The Small Hours Fortuna Music FM 001 (2009)

### Maciej Fortuna International Quartet

* Zośka Fortuna Music FM 020 (2016)

### Maciej Fortuna Quartet with Strings

* Jerzy Milian – Music For Mr. Fortuna" Jazz Poznan Association SJP 002 (2016)