Boathouse Records is pleased to announce the release of Vancouver Ensemble of Jazz Improvisation's 5th album, Big Works featuring the large 22 piece version of VEJI with full strings, harp and choir.

The three pieces we have chosen for this recording all tell mythic tales. The poet, the lover, and the musician take us on a voyage through madness, darkness, joy beauty and ecstasy.

This uniquely thrilling brassy ensemble includes Hugh Fraser's most diverse compositions from African, Latin to European forms that invoke the full contemporary musical spectrum and create a sonic feast like never heard before.