[Dixielandjazz] NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PUBLICITY

[David Richoux]

The "VIP" thing is a recent development - use to be that EVERYBODY 
stood in the crowd (or mud) - I have rubbed elbows in the audience with 
Ed Bradley (CBS News and a serious amateur musician) and blues great 
Marcia Ball - nobody was really special, just a lot of folks enjoying 
the great music! I guess there were some "back stage passes" for 
"special people" but the show was really for the crowd.

  The ticket prices you quote are higher than I remember, but maybe just 
keeping up with inflation? I have not been there for a few years now, 
but General Admission used to be pegged at a price for  the average New 
Orleans citizen (pretty darned poor,)  not the "out -of - towners" who 
would have paid much more anyway...


Dave Richoux

On Apr 10, 2005, at 4:07 PM, Steve barbone wrote:

> Talking about publicity for N.O. Jazz festival later this month, The
> Philadelphia Inquirer (the major daily) had a feature article on it in 
> the
> Sunday Travel section. Just about a full page by a staff writer.
>
> Tickets $35 ($25 in advance), kids  under 12, $5. Or for the "Wiggins 
> High
> Roller Crowd", a special VIP package, special viewing areas/access 
> etc., is
> available for $550 to $650 depending upon which weekend.
>
> http://nojazzfest.com
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>