The smooth sounds of jazz guitar and other instruments will serenade audience members at the Tarble Arts Center Sunday night.

Joshua Breakstone, jazz guitarist from New York City, will play as part of a quartet, along with drummer Gary Peyton, bassist Armand Beaudoin from Champaign and Chicago-native, pianist Joan Hickey.

Breakstone has been described as a “jazz guitarist extraordinairre” and a “fluid and convincing soloist with a style perfectly suited to . bop,” a press release stated.

Michael Watts, director of the Tarble, said Breakstone’s style is very distinctive.

“He strives to emulate the sound of a saxophone using his guitar,” he said. “He brings a unique quality to his playing.”

Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa influenced Breakstone during his teen years, but the music of Charlie Parker and Bud Powell eventually led Breakstone to jazz.

Breakstone has produced 11 albums and has a degree in jazz studies and music education from New College in Sarasota, Fla. He has also performed throughout the US and Europe, a press release stated.

The relationship between instrument and voice interests Breakstone.

“It’s very important to me to play legato, or smooth, just like you are singing the notes,” he said in the press release.

The concert is part of the Chamber Music Series, co-sponsored by the Eastern Music Department and will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets, available at the door or in advance from the Tarble Gift Shop, are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and students and $1 for high school students. Concert proceeds, along with donations, will help pay for future concerts.