Laurie Frink

Laurie Ann Frink (August 8, 1951, Pender, Nebraska – July 13, 2013, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter who worked primarily in big band idioms.

From 1978 to 1987 she played trumpet in the Mel Lewis Orchestra, and during the same period was a member of Gerry Mulligan's concert band.

She worked with George Russell in 1980 and with the bands of Benny Goodman (1986) and Buck Clayton (1988).

She also worked with John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue, and Ryan Truesdell.

[1] "A Potter's Song" on the Maria Schneider Orchestra's album The Thompson Fields was dedicated to her memory.