2000 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Afro-Latin Hand Drum Competition

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC

First Place: Pedro Martinez, New Jersey
Second Place: Samuel Torres, Florida
Third Place: Camilo Ernesto Molina Gaetan, New York
Finalists: Ramses Araya, Florida, and Cristian Rivera, New York

Judges:
Ray Barretto
Big Black
Candido
Milton Cardona
Giovanni Hidalgo
Babatunde Olatunji

Composers Competition Winner: Michael Weiss, New York

Photo (l-r): Winners of the 2000 Competition; Pedro Martinez, Camilo Molina Gaetan, Samuel Torres, Ramses Araya and Christian Rivera