Antonio "TJ" Edwards (Jimmy Powers) Antonio Edwards Jr. is a Native of Greenwood, SC and an alum of Emerald High Edwards continued his education and graduated as a Bachelor of Music at Furman University class of 2014. At Furman He was a vocal student of the highly esteemed operatic baritone, Dr. Bruce Schoonmaker choral student under the choral tutelage of Dr. Hugh Floyd, and jazz pianist with Furman Jazz Band led by Dr Matt Olson. Edwards has also studied piano since the age of ten and has directed choirs since the age of sixteen. While at Furman, he was alap able to s selected to study abroad in Europe in 2012 in Arezzo Italy at the Accademia dell'Arte. Edwards is the leader of the 2019 best of the Upstate band, “Jazzy Trinity” . He is the choral director and piano teacher at Berea Middle . Antonio & and his wife Briana enjoy living in the Greenville community with their two sons Antonio and Brayden.