Bohjass are a high energy free jazz band from Melbourne, Australia. Formed by composer and saxophonist Tim Pledger during the 1980’s Bohjass has metamorphosed many times with long time members Belinda Woods and Ali Watts joining in 1996 and 1998 and the current line up established by 2015.
Bohjass have been at the forefront of the Melbourne improvised music scene for over 3 decades and have released 13 studio albums; the most recent being ‘it asks nothing’ (bohjass) 2023 and ‘into the low rents/compassion’ (Bohjass upas militia) 2024. Bohjass have been compared with bands as diverse as Soft Cell, Frank Zappa and God Speed You Black Emperor with echoes of Pharoah Sanders. Tim Pledger is the founder and composer/saxophonist of Bohjass and his playing has been compared with Albert Ayler and Eric Dolphy with one recent reviewer noting his dedication to a ‘singular modus operandi’ not unlike that of Sun Ra.
