Edwin Branford Edwards (May 22, 1891 – April 9, 1963) was an early jazz trombonist who was a member of the Original Dixieland Jass Band.

[1] A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Edwards started on violin at age 10 and moved to trombone five years later.

In 1916, he was picked by Alcide Nunez to go to Chicago, Illinois, to play trombone with Johnny Stein's Jazz Band.

He returned to music in 1936 when Nick LaRocca reformed the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, playing with them until 1938.

"[2] "Darktown Strutters' Ball" (1917) by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.