Used unbranded gold-plated trumpet mouthpiece underpart threaded for rims (compatible with Giardinelli). Much of the plating is faded to silver, shank has light insertion wear but no exposed raw brass. Throat is #27. From the collection of renowned NYC trumpeter and educator Laurie Frink.
Please note, gold-plated items are not eligible for return.UTP-1007
ABOUT LAURIE FRINK (from LaurieFrink.com):
Laurie Frink (August 8, 1951, Pender, Nebraska – July 13, 2013, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter who worked primarily in big band idioms.
Frink studied with Dennis Schneider in the late 1960’s and attended the University of Nebraska (1969-1972). She then moved to New York and began studying with Jimmy Maxwell (1972-1974) and Carmine Caruso. 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 began playing in Bob Mintzer's ensemble in 1984, playing with him through 1997. From 1992 she was a member of Maria Schneider's orchestra. She taught extensively in New York, including at the Manhattan School of Music, the New School for Social Research, Westchester Conservatory, and SUNY-Purchase.
Later in her career she played with John Hollenbeck, Darcy James Argue, and Ryan Truesdell. With John McNeil, she published the trumpet instruction book Flexus: Trumpet Calisthenics for the Modern Improviser in 2003. She died of cancer of the bile duct in 2013 at the age of 61.
