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Brass Pass Benefits

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What is the
WWOZ VIP Tent?

"To me the hospitality area is an oasis in the middle of Jazz Fest.
It is where we do our broadcast, so there are always musicians and crafts people coming by.
It's an area where people are great music fans and also fans of WWOZ, so you find great folks and have some wonderful conversations.
During Jazz Fest it is my home; I don't know what I would do without it. I spend most of my time there whether I am broadcasting or not."
— WWOZ show host Tom Morgan

Brass Pass

Brass Passes are a great way to enjoy the Fest and help WWOZ keep bringing you the best in New Orleans music. For a membership pledge donation of $400 to WWOZ, you’ll get a 2010 Brass Pass, plus tickets to all 7 days of Jazz Fest 2010.

  • NEW! The Brass Pass is now fully transferable! A different person can use the pass each day of the Fest. There will be no ID checks and anyone you choose can use your pass for a day. (Only one person per day)
  • You can enter and exit through any of the public pedestrian gates
  • You can come and go as you please throughout the day
  • Access to the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, featuring fresh fruit, iced coffee, tables & chairs, misters and separate bathrooms
  • The Brass Pass is a laminate pass this year, so you don't have to worry about keeping track of tickets or protecting it from the rain

Note that the Brass Pass itself will get you into the 'OZ hospitality area, while the paper tickets that come with it will get you into the Fest.

» Read the Jazz Fest Brass Pass policy

Photo of WWOZ Hospitality Tent volunteer Ian Cockburn Volunteer extraordianaire Ian Cockburn keeps things running smoothly in the WWOZ Hospitality Tent

A Brass Pass Story

"I have friends who have come to every Jazz Fest. They drive down from Tuscaloosa every year and spend two weeks enjoying all that the city offers. After I started doing radio for WWOZ, I told them about the Brass Pass and how much I enjoyed having one and how I feel it made Jazz Fest much more enjoyable.
When I started telling them about the fans, the cool water, the fresh fruit and a comfortable place to sit, I think it started to make them rethink the way they'd been doing Fest all these years. Well, lo and behold, the next year they bought Brass Passes during my show, and I was anxious to see what they thought once that year's Jazz Fest began.
I think it was the first day, I caught them in the hospitality area and there they sat with huge bowls of strawberries and melons in front of them and with the biggest smiles I'd seen all that day. I knew we had 'em, and since that Fest they are now Brass Pass regulars and would not do it any other way."
— WWOZ show host Tom Morgan
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