After 31 consecutive years attending Fest, I'm sitting this one out. Now based in Abu Dhabi, I'm not able to get to NOLA as often as I'd like (one or two times a year, as opposed to four or six times a year), and I prefer being there during non-Fest periods. I have no doubt that once I reside in NOLA, I'll get a brass pass every year and come and go as I please, but in the mean time I'm having a time out.
JazzFest is still the greatest music festival in the world in the greatest city in the world. Have a great time everyone!