1997 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Trumpet Competition

Smithsonian Institution’s Baird Auditorium
Washington, DC

First Place: Darren Barrett, Canada
Second Place: Diego Urcola, Argentina
Third Place: Avishai Cohen, Israel
Finalists: Matt Shulman, Vermont and John Sneider, Massachusetts

Judges:
Randy Brecker
Jon Faddis
Art Farmer
Wallace Roney
Arturo Sandoval

Composers Competition Winner: Jack Perla, California

Photo (l-r): 1997 Trumpet Competition winners Diego Urcola, Avishai Cohen, Darren Barrett, Matt Shulman and John Sneider