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===Sunrise Foundation & Christian roots===
ThePaul Jammin'and JavaTheresa brandKlassen, wasfounders originally a collectionof [[ChristianSunrise music|Christian-themed]]Senior and owned [[coffeehouse]]s<ref name="FairfaxCounty">{{cite webLiving|url=http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm |title=WaybackArchive: Jammin' Java profile |year=2000 |work=Fairfax County, VA |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010201203400/http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm |archivedate=February 1, 2001}}</ref> started by The Sunrise Foundation. The Sunrise Foundation, created and funded by the Fairfax, Virginia, senior care provider Sunrise Assisted Living Inc.]], beganhad a two-part plan to develop Maryland into a center for [[Christian music]] by first opening a 1,000-square-foot [[recording studio]] 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=January 12, 1998 |work=The Baltimore Sun |accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref> The studio, Waters Edge, was a [[Nonprofitnonprofit organization|non-profitnonprofit]] studio available to Christian recording artists. The second part, inspired by the Klaasen's teenage son, was to create a chain of Christian-runcommunity coffeehousesspaces that offered musicians and coffee, with a focus on [[nondenominational Christianity]], callednamed "Jammin' Java".<ref name="BaltSun1998"/><ref name=towarm>Salmon, Jacqueline L. (October 19, 2000). "Coffee to hostWarm Christianthe artistsStomach, Soul". ''The Washington Post''. p. VA1.</ref><ref name="BaltSun1998FairfaxCounty">{{cite web|url=http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm |title=WaybackArchive: Jammin' Java profile |year=2000 |work=Fairfax County, VA |accessdate=November 6, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010201203400/http://fairfaxcountyva.com/entertainment/java.htm |archivedate=February 1, 2001}}</ref>
In 1998, the first Jammin' Java was opened in [[Kent Island, Maryland]], in a former pool hall.<ref name="WashPost2000">{{cite web|url=http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0047/75/78/cs1.html |title=WaybackArchive:A Jammin'Coffee JavaShop With a profileMission |author=Eric Brace, Eric |yeardate= January 28, 2000 |work=The Washington Post |accessdatedeadurl=October 25, 2011yes |deadurlpage=yes H6 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816162740/http://yp.washingtonpost.com/E/V/WASDC/0047/75/78/cs1.html |archivedate=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> Additional areas were scouted, including a partially DHCD-funded ___location in [[Washington, D.C.]], that was partially funded by the [[Government of the District of Columbia|District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development]] but 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, Dan |date=December 10, 1999 |work=The Washington City Paper |accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref> InOn November 8, 1999, the second Jammin' Java was opened in a [[strip mall]] in [[Vienna, Virginia]].<ref Locatedname= outsidebrew/> of Washington D.C., theThe former [[Rite Aid]] became a coffee shop, small music venue and, recording studio, as well asand 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 ownermanager Matt Turner as being "faith-based and non-denominational" and did not feature Christian [[Christian iconography]].<ref name="WashPost2000"/> The ViennaKlaasens Jammin'also Javahelped lastedgroups forin two[[Indianapolis]] yearsand before[[Orlando]] changingopen managementtheir andown directionJammin' Java locations.<ref name= towarm/>
===Brindley brothers ownership===
The Waters Edge recording studio and Kent Island Jammin' Java wouldin eventuallyKent Island closeclosed, but the struggling Vienna Jammin' Java in Vienna was bought by three brothers – Daniel–Daniel, Jonathan, and Luke Brindley – in–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=October 14, 2011 |work=Vienna Patch |accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="OnTap"/><ref name="WashPost2008">{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/26/AR2008032601051.html |title=Live! |author=Eric Brace |date=March 27, 2008 |work=The Washington Post |accessdate=October 25, 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=October 12, 2011 |work=The Washington Examiner |accessdate=October 25, 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=October 13, 2011 |work=The Washington Examiner |accessdate=October 25, 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-openedreopened aon fewOctober weeks15, after2001. The new owners removed the [[SeptemberChristian-focus 11of attacks]]the venue, they began serving alcohol and struggledfull inmeals, and they booked more musicians to its firststage.<ref>Brace, fewEric years(December 28, 2001). "Now That I Think About 2001". ''The Washington Post''. p. T5.</ref><ref name= blend>Brace, Eric (March 1, 2002). "Jammin' Java's New Blend". ''The Washington Post''. p. B5.</ref> 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 actsartists.<ref name="ViennaPatch"/><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=October 13, 2011 |work=Encore Celebrity Access |accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref> 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)|''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]] 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=October 1, 2011 |work=ontaponline.com |accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref>
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