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Brass Pass and Over Pass Benefits

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"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

Please check back late 2009 for availability of Brass Passes for the 2010 Jazz Fest.

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 $375 to WWOZ, you’ll get a 2009 Brass Pass, plus tickets to all 7 days of Jazz Fest 2009.

  • The ability to enter and exit the festival throughout the day.
  • Entry through any public pedestrian gate!
  • Access to the WWOZ Hospitality Tent, where you can enjoy fresh fruit, iced coffee, and a place to sit and relax.
  • Access to private bathrooms.

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

Over Pass

Can't make it to both weekends of Jazz Fest? Wanting to share your pass with a co-worker? WWOZ has you covered! Our Over Pass has the same benefits of a Brass Pass, but if you cannot make one day or even a whole weekend, you can pass your pass over to someone else.

From an enthusiastic Over Passer: "I'm a Jazz Fest junkie and so is my friend. I couldn't make it the second weekend and she couldn't make it the first weekend, so we got an Over Pass and split the cost! Worked out perfectly. Thanks WWOZ!"

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
Discuss your Brass or Over Pass experience in our Jazz Fest forum