Schedule
Friday, August 7 at 8:00 pm (Main Stage)
This band brings the jams. Ever since its inception in Philadelphia in the 1990s, Disco Biscuits has been renowned as a purveyor of fine jams, endlessly tasty riffs and musical compositions crafted of the finest ingredients. They are ground zero for a delectable – and very danceable – brain treat known as trance fusion, two words that get us excited.
Through scores of albums, vigorous touring (an eight-year “set break” from 2011-2019 proved to be the perfect reset), and a host of band-sponsored events, Marc Brownstein (bass, vocals), Jon Gutwillig (guitar, vocals), Aron Magner (keyboards, synths, vocals), and Marlon B. Lewis (drums) have been enthralling audiences with their clever takes on both original songs and inventive cover choices. They even have an “alter ego” in Tractorbeam, a platform that gives the band extra room to stretch out with all-instrumental set lists. Though Tractorbeam stand-alone sets are somewhat rare, it’s cool to note that there’s a bit of Tractorbeam in nearly every Biscuit show.
For the Biscuit’s very first visit to Telluride, they’ll be breaking out a new concept in Biscuit history, the Powered Down set. First debuted in Chicago at the end of 2025, Marc and John wield acoustic axes, Marlon’s kit gets a bit stripped down and Aron cooks on the 88s, with a bit of augmentation. Intrigued? We are, too!
So. What to expect? You already know mind-bending jams are on the menu, served up by master class musicians. Allow yourself to get lost in the music and maybe even experience a disconnect from gravity. It will certainly be easy to leave reality behind, if only for a while (there are lots of good reasons to go on a magical mystery tour, right?). In any case, we love the audaciousness of bringing Disco Biscuits to Telluride Jazz Festival. You might ask why, but we say, “Why not?”
