Dreamweavers: Live at the 606 Club

There’s always something marvellous and musical happening at the 606 Club, just off London’s famous Kings Road, Chelsea. A cold March night was greatly warmed by the album launch of 'Woven in Time' by Dreamweavers, featuring some of the UK's top jazz talent.

Dreamweavers, 606 Club, March 2025 @HilarySWriter

Dudley Phillips and Chris Allard, 606 Club, March 2025 @HilarySWriter

The Dreamweavers album Woven in Time is part of an exciting project that is more than just one collection of tracks. Originally conceived by guitarists, composers and producers Chris Allard and Mike Trim, Dreamweavers now includes Jim Watson (piano, keys), Dudley Phillips (bass) and Nick Smalley (drums).

With a huge dynamic range, fine small ensemble jazz with creative, virtuoso improvisation brought the club to life. Allard described the track Driving Home as "really quite hard", because he'd originally written it for string quartet: glimpses of the composition process like this add clarity to the intricacy of the arrangements and freedom given to each member of the quartet.

Chatting with Allard and Trim at the 606 between sets gave a real insight into where this music has come from and where it's headed. Dreamweavers encapsulates exemplary musicianship with state of the art production and technology: influences abound from rock and blues, Latin and jazz, folk and Eastern music.

This event was more than an album launch, with the band performing tracks from the next album, already recorded live in the studio and in post-production. Announcing the track at the start of the second half, Allard called it Apex - soon to be renamed. Definitely the exciting start of a project, Trim and Allard have lots more to say musically and sonically.

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