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== History ==
===Sunrise Foundation & Christian roots===
The Jammin' Java brand was originally a collection [[Christian music]] themed and owned [[coffeehouse]]s<ref name="FairfaxCounty">{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/200102012034/http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm |title=WaybackArchive: Jammin' Java profile |year=2000 |work=Fairfax County, VA |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> started by The Sunrise Foundation. The Sunrise Foundation, created and funded by the Fairfax, VA senior care provider Sunrise Assisted Living Inc., began a two-part plan to make Maryland a center for [[Christianity|Christian]] music, first opening a 1,000-square-foot [[recording studio]] with state-of-the-art equipment in 1996.<ref name="BaltSun1998">{{cite web |url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-01-12/business/1998012039_1_christian-music-jammin-coffeehouses |title=Jammin', java and Jesus Music: Local entrepreneurs envision recording studios and a string of coffeehouses dedicated to Christian popular music |author=Shanon D. Murray |date=12 January 1998 |work=The Baltimore Sun |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> The studio, Waters Edge, was a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] studio available to Christian recording artists. The second part was to create a chain of Christian-run coffeehouses called Jammin' Java to host Christian artists.<ref name="BaltSun1998"/>
The first Jammin' Java opened in 1998 and was located on [[Kent Island, Maryland]].<ref name="WashPost2000">{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20000816162740/http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0047/75/78/cs1.html |title=WaybackArchive: Jammin' Java profile |author=Eric Brace |year=2000 |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> Additional areas were scouted, including a partially DHCD-funded ___location in [[Washington, D.C.]] that never materialized.<ref name="WashCityPaper">{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/18674/the-battle-of-shiloh/ |title=The Battle of Shiloh |author=Dan Gilgoff |date=10 December 1999 |work=The Washington City Paper |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> In November 1999, the second Jammin' Java was opened in a [[strip mall]] in Vienna, Virginia. Located outside of Washington D.C., the former [[Rite Aid]] became a coffee shop, small music venue and recording studio, as well as a music store that sold [[guitar]]s and amplifiers.<ref name="WashPost2000"/> The venue mainly featured Contemporary Christian music and small acts but was described by the owner Matt Turner as being "faith-based and non-denominational" and did not feature Christian [[iconography]].<ref name="WashPost2000"/> The Vienna Jammin' Java lasted for two years before changing management and direction.
===Brindley brothers ownership===
The Waters Edge recording studio and Kent Island Jammin' Java would eventually close, but the struggling Vienna Jammin' Java was bought by three brothers: Daniel, Jonathan and Luke Brindley, in October 2001.<ref name="ViennaPatch">{{cite web |url=http://vienna.patch.com/articles/happy-anniversary |title=Ten Years of Music |author=Peter Gerstenzang |date=14 October 2011 |work=Vienna Patch |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="OnTap"/><ref name="WashPost2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/26/AR2008032601051.html |title=Live! |author=Eric Brace |date=27 March 2008 |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> The brothers, all musicians originally from [[New Jersey]], were interested in opening a place where other musicians could play and began to renovate the venue to improve its musical capabilities.<ref name="WashExam">{{cite web |url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/music/2011/10/jammin-java-decade-music-vienna |title=Jammin' Java: A decade of music in Vienna |author=Emily Cary |date=12 October 2011 |work=The Washington Examiner |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="WashExam2">{{cite web |url=http://washingtonexaminer.com/entertainment/2011/10/take-5-oct-14-16 |title=Take 5 for Oct 14 to 16 |author=Robert Fulton |date=13 October 2011 |work=The Washington Examiner |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref> Renovations to the venue included building a new stage and installing new lighting and sound system, as well as a full bar. The menu was also expanded to include liquor and meals.
The club re-opened a few weeks after the events of [[September 11 attacks|September 11th11, 2001]] and struggled in its first few years. The musical acts originally focused on singer-songwriters and local bands, but has since moved on to more varied offerings such as punk, rock and pop acts.<ref name="Encore">{{cite web |url=http://encore.celebrityaccess.com/index.php?encoreId=325&articleId=40705 |title=Jammin' Java Celebrates 10th Year |author=Crstal Lynn Huntoon |date=13 October 2011 |work=Encore Celebrity Access |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="ViennaPatch"/> Over the years the venue became more successful and well-known, earning accolades such as being named one of the top 40 music clubs in America by Paste Magazine, topping reader polls from [[The Washington Post]] for local live venues and being named one of the best places to hear live music by [[AOL|AOL Cityguide]].<ref name="OfficialSite"/>
In October 2011, Jammin' Java celebrated its tenth anniversary under the Brindley owners. The anniversary month featured special events and concerts and allowed patrons to buy a month-long pass for $100.<ref name="ViennaPatch"/><ref name="OnTap">{{cite web |url=http://www.ontaponline.com/2011/10/01/happy-tin-years-10th-anniversary-celebration-for-jammin%E2%80%99-java/ |title=Happy "Tin" Years": 10th Anniversary Celebration for Jammin’ Java |author=Lea Holland |date=1 October 2011 |work=ontaponline.com |accessdate=25 October 2011}}</ref>
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