When you see the Tony Bennett statue outside of the Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill, you will gain a better understanding of how San Francisco has embraced its jazz history. In December 1961, in the hotel’s famous Venetian Room, Bennett first sang "I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” The song quickly became one of the city’s official anthems.

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