Anja Huwe Great American Music Hall San Francisco

The Great American Music Hall is a concert venue that is located in San Francisco, California. The hall was formerly known as Blanco's (1907-1935, 1948) and Music Box (1936-1945). It opened for the public in 1907, and it is under the ownership of Slim's Presents. The concert hall's seating capacity is approximately 500 providing decorative balconies, frescoes, and columns for guests. Some notable entertainments include burlesque dancing and rock and roll concerts, jazz, and folk music concerts.

The Great American Music Hall was acquired by Sally Rand, known for her fan dance and bubble dance acts, in 1936 and branded the property as the Music Box. The venue closed at the end of World War I and reopened in 1948 as a jazz club. Blanco. The venue was used by members of the Loyal Order of the Moose in the 1950s. Tom Bradshaw eventually purchased the concert hall in 1972. In the same year, the hall was given its current name.

The Stuart Little Band became the house band of the Great American Music Hall in 1973-1974. They performed as an opening act for several headliners such as Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Cal Tjader, Marcel Marceau, Stan Getz, Mongo Santamaria, pianist Bill Evans, Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Cleo Laine, and Herbie Mann.