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The first Jammin' Java opened in 1998 in a former pool hall in [[Kent Island, Maryland]].<ref name="WashPost2000">Brace, Eric (January 28, 2000). "[https://web.archive.org/web/20000816162740/http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0047/75/78/cs1.html A Coffee Shop With a Mission]". ''The Washington Post''. p. H6. Archived from [http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0047/75/78/cs1.html the original] on August 16, 2000.</ref><ref name= brew>Grossman, Cathy Lynn (November 11, 1999). "Brew, biscotti and a place to be a believer". ''USA Today''. p. D10.</ref><ref name="WashCityPaper"> Gilgoff, Dan (December 10, 1999). "[http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/18674/the-battle-of-shiloh/ The Battle of Shiloh]". ''The Washington City Paper''. Retrieved October 25, 2011.</ref> The owners, Paul and Theresa Klassen, wanted to develop Maryland into a center for [[Christian music]]. It was the Klassens' teenage son who gave them the idea to create a chain of community spaces that offered musicians and coffee, with a focus on [[nondenominational Christianity]].<ref name="BaltSun1998"/><ref name=towarm>Salmon, Jacqueline L. (October 19, 2000). "Coffee to Warm the Stomach, Soul". ''The Washington Post''. p. VA1.</ref><ref name="FairfaxCounty">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20010201203400/http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm Jammin' Java profile]". ''Fairfax County, Virginia''. 2000. Archived from [http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm the original] on February 1, 2001. Retrieved November 6, 2016.</ref> The Klassens had previously opened a 1,000-square-foot [[nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[recording studio]], named Waters Edge, which was available to Christian recording artists.<ref name="BaltSun1998">Murray, Shanon D. (January 12, 1998). "[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-01-12/business/1998012039_1_christian-music-jammin-coffeehouses Jammin', java and Jesus Music: Local entrepreneurs envision recording studios and a string of coffeehouses dedicated to Christian popular music]". ''The Baltimore Sun''. Retrieved October 25, 2011.</ref>
On November 8, 1999, the second Jammin' Java was opened in a [[strip mall]] in [[Vienna, Virginia]].<ref name= brew/> The former [[Rite Aid]] became a coffee shop, small music venue, recording studio, and a music store that sold [[guitar]]s and amplifiers.<ref name="WashPost2000"/> The venue mainly featured [[Contemporary Christian music]] and small acts, but it was described by the manager Matt Turner as being "faith-based and non-denominational" and did not feature [[Christian iconography]].<ref name="WashPost2000"/> The Klaasens also helped groups in [[Indianapolis]] and [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] open their own Jammin' Java locations.<ref name= towarm/>
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