Plamen Petrov was born on the 7th of March, 1971, in Sofia,Bulgaria. He started playing guitar at age of 12 and he learned to play by listening to radio and cassettes, following the philosophy: “The best teacher is the music itself”. He crafted his own style practicing and experimenting with variety of genres. Plamen believes that improvisation is what distinguishes good musicians from the mediocre ones.Plamen got inspiration by various musicians like Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, John Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, John McLaughlin, and many others. After a while Plamen realized that improvisation is the most important part in all sorts of music and he encourages his students to play their own style and music.In 2001 Plamen formed “Plamen Petrov Trio” and recorded the album “With the Moon Alone Together”. In 2014 Plamen recorded his second album - Plamen Petrov quintet - "TELL ME ABOUT YOU" (Hide extended text)...(Read all)