![]() ![]() 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 artists. The new owners removed the Christian-focus of the venue, they began serving alcohol and full meals, and they booked more musicians to its stage. Renovations to the venue included building a new stage and installing new lighting and sound system, as well as a full bar. 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. The Klaussens closed the original Jammin' Java in Kent Island, and they sold the Jammin' Java in Vienna to brothers Daniel, Jonathan, and Luke Brindley on October 15, 2001. The Klaasens also helped groups in Indianapolis and Orlando open their own Jammin' Java locations. 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. The former Rite Aid became a coffee shop, small music venue, recording studio, and a music store that sold guitars and amplifiers. On November 8, 1999, the second Jammin' Java was opened in a strip mall in Vienna, Virginia. The Klassens had previously opened a 1,000-square-foot nonprofit recording studio, named Waters Edge, which was available to Christian recording artists. 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. The owners, Paul and Theresa Klassen, wanted to develop Maryland into a center for Christian music. The first Jammin' Java opened in 1998 in a former pool hall in Kent Island, Maryland. It was also named one of the top 40 music clubs in America by Paste magazine. According to Pollstar, it has become a top-100 clubs in ticket sales in the world since its Brindley ownership. It was founded in 1999, and in 2001 was bought and revamped by the Brindley brothers who currently own and run it. The 200-seat venue has hosted eminent artists such as Nick Jonas, Paramore, Bon Iver, Owl City, Meiko and Ingrid Michaelson. Jammin' Java is a music club and coffee bar in Vienna, Virginia, which focuses on local and independent musical acts. Karn said the he will expand the sandwich and food menu after he gets settled in. Mountain St., Suite 200 - Jammin’ Java offers about 35 different coffees and 10 to 15 teas. ![]() about providing a “coffee cart” for employees of Tyson’s management center, which will go into the renovated Food 4 Less building on Fayetteville’s Sixth Street.Īt the main location - 21 W. Karn said he’s also talking with Tyson Foods Inc. Cole’s Singletree Plaza on Fayetteville’s Millsap Road. ![]() Karn said he plans to open his second coffee shop by Christmas in John W. The new spot will almost double his square-footage inside to 14,000 and quadruple the number of seats, from 15 at the old place to about 60 at the new, with about half of those being on the patio. Karn planned to open at the new location on Aug. He’s just across Mountain Street from the OPO in Executive Square, the same building that houses Tiny Tim’s pizza restaurant. With the renovation of Fayetteville’s Old Post Office building under way (to be reopened as Sodie’s Fountain & Grill), Jammin’ Java was forced to leave the 800-SF nook it had occupied for the past two years on the east side of the building.īrandon Karn didn’t move his business too far away, though.
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