"Jazz lets me be who I am," says Edwin Williams, founder of Jazz Matters, Inc. and accomplished bassist in the Atlanta music scene. With over two decades of experience as a featured bassist for the John Robertson Trio at the renowned Dante's Down the Hatch jazz club in Atlanta, Georgia, Edwin has also performed with major jazz and R&B artists, as well as The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's annual "Soulful Christmas" production.

Edwin's passion for jazz led him to establish Jazz Matters, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to keep the art form alive. The organization's mission is to preserve jazz as a cultural tradition and art form. Since 2012, Jazz Matters has produced several jazz events in the Atlanta area, including Suwanee, GA Food Truck Fridays, Suwanee, GA Jazz, Blues & BBQ; the annual Jazz Matters at the Wren's Nest summer concert series, Soulful Sunday Jazz, and Sunday Live! A Jazz Experience. These events have showcased more than 70 performing artists and students from various performing arts programs in Atlanta, Marietta, and Perry, GA.