bohjass
since 1982
in 1980 tim pledger and wally condon get together and form the duo "bohemian" playing tim's original tunes and some rock covers. "bohemian" play at venues and parties all over the vibrant live music scene of wagga at the time. this is the beginning of a musical and close personal relationship that is still fully intact in 2020.
the arts scene, musically, theatrically and visually is vibrant. over the next decade the scene in wagga wagga became invigorated by an influx of artistic and musical personalities drawn to the area for academic studies at riverina college and the riverina conservatorium which incorporated a strong arts and music department that would become entwined in the burgeoning and insightful arts scene of the area..it was an exhilarating experience...
1981..
1982 first outing for the new 'bohemian jass'
tim on guitar and clarinet...pete cameron on bass and wally condon drums...
1986...
1989-1992..tim moves back to wagga....joins the 'blind lemons' with the incredible ross smithard on guitar vocals and violin, wally condon on drums...various bass players including pete reid, rob ludwig, mike mCall and others...hundreds of gigs all over riverina...
sufi dervish form through friendship of pete humble, sean reardon and pete reid...
sufi dervish play scores of gigs in and around wagga wagga...
anna crusis and the four bars play restaurants and cafes..smooth jazz...
tim and roger pell play gigs at cafes and restaurants...completely free music with tim on electric clarinet and roger on amplified acoustic nylon string guitar..
tim meets guitarist and composer mark finsterer...play scores of gigs including many at scribbles cafe and the bushmans nightclub...the wasps with lisps form
1993...beginning of life in melbourne
sufi dervish play loads of gigs in melbourne at espy, rochester castle and other pubs
record 'magnificent fascists' 4 track ep...make it onto two compilations...
1994...tim enrols at nmit on johnstone st. collingwood...meets jason nelson trombone...john o'hagan double bass...patrick bullard piano and trumpet...ben grayson
piano...amongst others..
first professional bohjass recording nmit studios...'my elder brother'...band is: tim on tenor saxophone...john o'hagan on double bass...jason nelson trombone...ben grayson piano...patrick bullard pocket trumpet...unknown drummer?...
bohjass trio play on the free stage at wangaratta jazz festival (the only time any of tim's bands has played the festival)...tim on tenor sax...pete reid bass...brendan drinkwater
drums...meet julien wilson for the first time....
end of 1994 tim auditions for vca improvisation course...meets brian brown for first time...
1995-97...victorian college of the arts...bachelor of music improvisation...
meet will guthrie drums...belinda woods flutes...ned collette guitar...kynan robinson trombone...ben wilkinson guitar...will poskitt piano...cam mcAllister...study with brian brown...barry duggan...peter harper...
become a part of the mia (melbourne improvisors association)
gig at bennetts lane...pubs...clubs...cafes...in and around melbourne...sufi dervish play gigs at espy...rochester castle, esplanade in st kilda and others with tours to wagga...where the bohjass trio (tim pledger...pete reid...wally condon) and quartet do small venues including the infamous no.96 wine bar...
1997...bohjass win athenaem award for best improvising ensemble...vca....
tim pledger saxophone...belinda woods flute...will poskitt piano...will guthrie drums...
john o'hagan double bass...patrick bullard pocket trumpet...
2000...bohjass record first professionally recorded full length album
'an ex. in P.M. tort...' atlantis studios kew...recorded by dave macluney...
tim pledger sax and guitar...belinda woods flute...ned collette guitar...ali watts bass...
mike portley drums...cam mcAllister trumpet...
2001...bohjass record 'chocolate ice' at yarra falls knitting mills in abbotsford...recorded by dave nelson
tim pledger sax and guitar...belinda woods flute...ned collette guitar...ali watts bass...
mike portley drums...cam mcAllister trumpet...
2002...bohjass upas militia (BUM) record 'derriere pourquia' with a 17 piece big band live at the planet cafe (home of the make it up club) in brunswick st. fitzroy...
belinda woods flute...timothy pledger saxophones...stephen richards soprano sax...ben carr tenor sax..lachlan mcLean alto sax...cam mcAllister trumpet...eamon mcNelis trumpet...richard burns trumpet...kynan robinson trombone...tom fryer guitar...ned collette guitar...ali watts bass...dustin mClean keyboard...mike portley drums...sean baxter drums...will guthrie percussion...
2004...bohjass record 'high st. 3070'
tim pledger sax and guitar...belinda woods flute...ned collette guitar...ali watts bass...
mike portley drums...cam mcAllister trumpet...recorded at wakanui st northcote by dave nelson
2010...bohjass record 'christ 3 buddha nothing' double album...
ali watts bass...belinda woods flute...louise goh keyboard...mike portley drums...chris lewis percussion...tom fryer electric guitar...tim pledger...sax bass clarinet guitar...recorded at soundpark studios northcote by dave nelson...
2012...product release first studio album...'daylight came...'
adam spiegl double bass...ali watts double bass...tim pledger soprano sax bass clainet...
diego villalta guitar...nick martyn percussion...daniel brates drums...chris lewis drums...tom fryer guitar...harry shaw reynolds drums...
2014...sandwich jesus record first full length studio album...
timothy pledger...sax percussion flutes...ali watts double and electric bass...chris lewis percussion and drums...harry shaw reynolds drums...luigi portararo percussion...recorded at soundpark studios northcote by dave nelson...
2016...bohjass record 'invisible desert'...
oscar france keyboards...mick power guitar...ali watts electric and double bass...tim pledger sax percussion flutes...belinda woods flutes... luigi portararo percussion...chris lewis percussion...harry shaw reynolds drums...daniel brates drums...recorded at soundpark studio northcote
2017...bohjass release 'thousand footsteps' recorded on same session as 'invisible desert'...
oscar france keyboards...mick power guitar...ali watts electric and double bass...tim pledger sax percussion flutes...belinda woods flutes... luigi portararo percussion...chris lewis percussion...harry shaw reynolds drums...daniel brates drums...
2017...bohjass record 'silent scream'...
oscar france keyboards...mick power guitar...ali watts electric and double bass...tim pledger sax percussion flutes...belinda woods flutes... luigi portararo percussion...chris lewis percussion...harry shaw reynolds drums...daniel brates drums...recorded by idge at soundpark
2018...bohjass records 'beautiful question'...
brae grimes trumpet...oscar france keyboards...mick power guitar...ali watts electric and double bass...tim pledger sax percussion flutes...belinda woods flutes... luigi portararo percussion...chris lewis drums percussion...daniel brates drums...recorded by idge at soundpark
december 10 2018...tim and belinda get troopy and travel australia camping...most of 2019 on the road....come back for fringe gig with bohjass and other bohjass gigs...land back in melbourne december 2019...just in time to settle down for covid 19...what a blast...
coming up in 2020...two new albums...one for bohjass 'the camp kitchen' and one for bohjass upas militia (BUM) 'into the low rents/compassion'...
more to come very soon...