May may be the hottest month yet at Joplin's Java! We have a varied line up of musicians and events lined up already. JOPLIN'S OPEN MIC NIGHT will be held on the 18th of May due to Memorial Day, so plan on joining us! Click the calendar item on the menu to the left to check out what's happening, and be sure to check back often - musicians are added all the time!   Be sure to bring your voice or instrument to our new Open Mic Night! You know you're good - now let everybody else know :) Last updated April 26, 2008

 

Joplin's Java and Ragtime Cafe is the newest part of the Family Piano Company, dedicated to providing the finest coffee to go with the finest pianos. More than just a place to pick up a quick cup of something black, it's part of our committment to music and the community. We offer the finest coffee roasted fresh for us by a little-known treasure in North Chicago. We offer the finest pastries brought to us daily by a local pastry treasure in Zion.

Music is more than just a part of our name, it's part of us. We're offering open mike nights and (very soon now) a 9' 4" concert grand piano for you to perform on! There will be professional musicians performing some evenings. The next jazz improvization workshop, open to the public, has already been scheduled for April 16, 2008 (check the calendar page for details).

We can't have musicians to perform for us and drink our coffee without music education. We're encouraging schools and teachers in the area to work with us. Two teaching studios for private lessons - equipped with top-quality pianos from our inventory - are part of our new space. Music lessons for the very young will be starting in June, 2008.

By the way, did we mention we're serving excellent coffee and food to go with all this excellent music?

New! We've added a page where everybody can enjoy some of the photos and videos we've collected! Check it out every so often - you never know when there will be new stuff... Just Added - A video of the Andrew Calhoun and Campground show!

New! There was a very nice article about us in the March/April issue of Chicago Jazz Magazine, one of the premiere jazz magazines in the country. You can read it on the Family Piano website here...