(Level IV) Maxine's Dragon is a "hip" tango for five guitars, bass and drums and can be heard featured on the North Texas L5 guitar ensemble CD A Collection of Signs. This piece has and exotic flavor with challenging rhythmic and melodic writing for the intermediate to advanced level guitarist. The improvisation section contains slow moving harmony with challenging "slash chord" symbols. 5 Guitars, Bass & Drums

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FRED HAMILTON is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and a professor in the Jazz Studies Division at the University of North Texas. He teaches guitar, jazz improvisation, rhythm section master class and directs the guitar ensembles. He has played bass or guitar with Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Cedar Walton, Mike Stern, James Moody, George Garzone, David Liebman, Marvin Stamm, Bill Mays, Kenny Wheeler, Art Lande and many others. He is the bassist and guitarist in the Earl Harvin Trio and has toured and recorded four albums since the group's formation in 1993. He is a founding member of the group Brahma playing guitars, dobro, the Hindustani slide guitar and banjo. During the summer, Fred teaches and performs at a variety of workshops which have included the University of Washington, the University of Colorado, the Nairopa Institute, the University of North Texas and the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops.

Prior to arriving at the University of North Texas in 1989, Mr. Hamilton held positions on the faculty at Concordia College in Montreal (1984-85), St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (1982-84) and Bowling Green State University in Ohio (1979-82). He received both Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees in Composition from the University of Northern Colorado where he was a graduate teaching assistant from 1978 to 1979. Prior to that, he played guitar and composed and arranged for the Commanders Jazz Ensemble in the U.S. Air Force with the NORAD Command Band (1972-76).

Fred endorses Schaefer Guitars and Thomastik Strings. For additional information vist: www.fredhamilton.com or www.music.unt.edu/jazz.