Brass Pass and Over Pass Benefits

If you are WWOZ Brass Pass or Over Pass holder and had any difficulty entering the Fair Grounds the first weekend at the Trafalgar Street entrance, please contact WWOZ at (504) 655-0266 or e-mail membership@wwoz.org. If you call or e-mail, we can help.

Brass Pass

What is the WWOZ VIP Tent?

"To me the hospitality area is an oasis in the middle of Jazz Fest. It is a comfortable area with fresh fruit, internet access, water and clean bathrooms. It is a great area to hang out in while you wait for that next band to play. It's an area where people are great music fans and also fans of WWOZ, so you find some great folks and have some wonderful conversations. It is the area where we do our broadcast, so there are always musicians and crafts people coming by. It is a great place to stop by and get out of sun and just chill with loads of other people. 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

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

Brass Passes are your best ticket to Jazz Fest.
For a membership pledge donation of $375 to WWOZ this membership drive, you’ll get your own ticket to all 7 days of Jazz Fest 2008 with these great benefits:

• The ability to enter and exit the festival throughout the day (Sauvage Street Entrance only)
• Access to the WWOZ VIP Tent, where you can enjoy a place to sit and relax
• Fresh fruit and iced coffee in the WWOZ VIP tent
• Private portable bathrooms
• A great way to enjoy the Fest and help WWOZ keep bringing you the best in local music

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!"

Get Your Brass or Over Pass

Click here to pledge now and get your Brass Pass.

After making your pledge, find out where to pick up your Brass Pass or Over Pass.