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Dimitar Karamfilov
Dimitar Karamfilov was born in Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) in 1981. When he was three years old, his family moved to Ruse (Bulgaria). His parents noticed his music talent and Dimitar received his first violin (1/8 size) when he was four. Two years later the family moved again, this time to Sofia, where he continued his music lessons. In 1995 he entered the “Lyubomir Pipkov" National School of Music majoring in viola. It was in his teenage years that he first heard blues and jazz performers such as Ray Charles, B. B. King, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, who provoked his interest in jazz and improvisation that turned to real passion.That's why Karamfilov switched to bass guitar upon entering the "Pancho Vladigerov" National Academy of Music. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in 2006, and two years later he graduated in composition and double bass.
He first performed on the jazz scene in Sofia in the very beginning of his student years. In 2002 he attended the master class of Milcho Leviev, one of the most prominent Bulgarian jazz musicians, who later hired him as an accompanying bassist at his master classes.
In 2004, he was invited to join the Music Caravan project that took place in Berlin. The project got together 17 musicians from Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Sweden,Turkey, Russia and the USA. The aim of the project was first to create music exchange and make up a programme based on folk music of different countries and then to make a studio recording and live performances on several stages in Berlin. The project turned out so successful that the next year a onemonth European tour was organised.
Dimitar Karamfilov has appeared at almost all jazz festivals in Bulgaria, performing with all prominent Bulgarian jazz musicians. He has recorded both for the Bulgarian National Radio and the Bulgarian National Television. Currently he works as a freelance musician.
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