Music offered by Maciej Fortuna Trio may be described as “jazz with soul”. Above all it is a creative, untammelled meeting of both musicians and stylistics they reprezent. Although naturally their aim is of course JAZZ. Each of the musicians contributes to the band and expects new experiences. Frank Parker described the band’s activity as learning from each other and learning about themselves at the same time. This guarantees the most important elements of jazz to be preserved: suspense, search and vicissitude.
Music offered by Maciej Fortuna Trio may be described as “jazz with soul”. Above all it is a creative, untrammeled meeting of both musicians and stylistics they represent. Although naturally their aim is of course JAZZ. Each of the musicians contributes to the band and expects new experiences. Frank Parker described the band’s activity as learning from each other and learning about themselves at the same time. This guarantees the most important elements of jazz to be preserved: suspense, search and vicissitude.
1. Resume
2. Lobster
3. Eternal
4. For The Old Friend
5. Home Pictures
6. G.R.O.O.
7. Sal
8. Solar Ring
9. Tryptyk
Maciej Fortuna - trumpet
Piotr Lemanczyk - acoustic bass
Frank Parker - drums
About:
Maciej Fortuna
One of the most dynamic and versatile artist among young generation of polish jazz musicians. Getting skills in law science didn’t disturb his efficient development of music career. Maciej graduated The University of Poznan Law School (2007) and he obtained master degree with first class honours in The Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Piotr Wojtasik jazz trumpet class (2010). He has played with many famous artist from Poland, Europe and USA. He has won a lot of prizes as a soloist and with his bands. Maciej Fortuna is also a session musician, he performed and is performing with many different artists, very often recording for radio or television. Maciej become a musician who could easily play and record various kinds music (jazz, world music, free music, soul, latin, funky, film music, dj’s experiments). He is a lecturer in The Academy of Music in Poznan (Poland), jazz trumpet class.
Piotr Lemanczyk
Acoustic and electric bass player, composer. Very creative musician and leader of a few jazz projects. On the International “Jazz Juniors “Competitions in Krakow Pol 95, 96 he was awarded for the best instrumentalist, the best composer and individuality of jazz.He was also a laureate of other competitions like: “Jazz nad Odra “96 in Wroclaw Pol and “Pomorska Jesien Jazzowa” 96 in Gorzow WkpPol. Piotr cooperates with: Jerry Bergonzi, Tim Hagans, Dave Kikoski, Seamus Blake, Gary Novak, Brian Melvin, Beatlejazz, Clarence Penn, Avishai Cohen. He also cooperates with top Polish musicians like :Jacek Kochan, Adam Pieronczyk, Zbigniew Namyslowski, Janusz Muniak, Maciej Sikala, Piotr Wojtasik, Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, Wojciech Staroniewicz, Janusz Strobel, Jaroslaw Smietana and Jakob Dinesen from Denmark, Joonatan Rautio from Finland, Gus Dahlberg from Sweden, Goran Larsen from Sweden, Ralph Reichert from Germany, Tyler Hornby from Canada. As a leader he recorded four albums: “Follow the Soul”, “Freep”, “Village Time” and “Naha People”, all of which were warmly received by the jazz press. Piotr took part in recording over twenty albums with numerous Polish jazz artists as well.
Frank Parker
He was born in Chicago but his roots go deep into Jamaica, which explains his remarkable musical talent. In the 1990's he went to Western Illions University where he played with Jazz Studio Orchestra. Frank composed two pieces then: Jazz At the Crossroad (1992) and The Third Degree (1994), one of which was nominated to the Grammy award. His biography as a drummer is rich and varied. The list of jazz musicians he cooperated with is immensely long and contains celebrities such as: Patricia Barber, Kurt Elling, Chris Potter, Benny Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Roy Hargrove, Arturo Sandoval, Nicholas Payton, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Jim Snidero, Herbie Mann and others. He gave concerts all around the world and took part in numerous jazz festivals in America, Europe and Asia. Frank does not limit himself to the role of a drummer, he is a composer and a producer as well. The result of his work with artists of jazz (and other) scene are plenty of albums with such musicians as: Kurt Elling (Man In The Air), Chicago Jazz Ensemble (Kenton a la Russo), Charles Matthews (Mr. Keys), Brad Wheeler (The Future Was Yesterday), Larry Wilson (Freely), Shannon Harris (Desperado El Montuno, Black Asiatic Women) etc. At the same time Frank does not neglect his own projects. His music is a combination of many music styles: from jazz, funk dance, pop, afro, latin to electro.
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