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Joshua Breakstone
Joshua Breakstone
Born	July 22, 1955 (age 69); Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Contemporary, Double-Time, Capri
Website	joshuabreakstone.com

Joshua Breakstone (born July 22, 1955) is an American jazz guitarist.

Breakstone came into contact with the music business early in life through his parents and siblings. His sister was a lighting technician at the Fillmore East theater, where he saw musicians such as Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa. Later, he became interested in jazz and was influenced by Charlie Parker and Lee Morgan. He studied with guitarist Sal Salvador in Manhattan. In 1972, he enrolled at the New College of the University of South Florida and graduated three years later. He continued studies at Berklee College of Music.

After living in Brazil for a few months, he returned to New York City, where he performed and taught. In 1979, he recorded with Canadian saxophonist Glen Hall, with Joanne Brackeen, Cecil McBee, and Billy Hart participating. Until 1983, when he recorded his debut album, he worked with Vinnie Burke, Warne Marsh, Emily Remler, and Aaron Bell. He taught privately and at the Rhode Island Conservatory of Music.

Beginning in 1986, Breakstone recorded four albums for Contemporary Records, with sidemen including Pepper Adams, Kenny Barron, Dennis Irwin, Jimmy Knepper, Tommy Flanagan, Keith Copeland, and Kenny Washington. In 1986 he went on his first tour of Japan. Since then, Breakstone has played twice a year in Japan. He has worked with Terumasa Hino, Monkey Kobayashi, and Eiji Nakamura. In 1991, he signed a contract with the Japanese label King Records, which released four albums: Walk Don't Run (with interpretations of Shadows and Ventures numbers such as "Telstar" and "Apache") and I Want to Hold Your Hand and Oh! Darling, two albums with Beatles compositions.

On Remembering Grant Green (Evidence, 1996), he worked with organist Jack McDuff and the drummer Al Harewood, who had been sideman for guitarist Grant Green. His album Sittin' on the Thing with Ming (Capri, 1994) contained many of his compositions. He followed that album with tributes to Thelonious Monk, Wes Montgomery, and Bud Powell. He recorded A Jamais (Capri, 2004) with French musicians Louis Petrucciani and Joël Allouche [de]. In 2005, the album Memoirs - The French Sessions, Vol. 2 was produced in France.

Discography

Year recorded	Title	Label	Personnel/Notes
1983	Wonderful	Sonora	With Barry Harris (piano), Earl Sauls (bass), Barry Williams (drums)^[1]
1984	4/4 = 1	Sonora	With Barry Harris (piano), Earl Sauls (bass), Victor Jones (drums)^[2]
1987	Echoes	Contemporary	With Pepper Adams (baritone sax), Kenny Barron (piano) Dennis Irwin (bass), Keith Copeland (drums)^[3]
1988	Evening Star	Contemporary	With Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), David Shapiro (bass), Keith Copeland (drums)^[4]
1989	Self-Portrait in Swing	Contemporary	With Kenny Barron (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[4]
1991	9 by 3	Contemporary	With Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[4]
1991	Walk Don't Run	King	With Kenny Barron (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[5]^[6]
1992	I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Compositions of the Beatles Vol. 1)	Paddle Wheel	With Kenny Barron (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[4]
1992	Oh! Darling (The Compositions of the Beatles Vol. 2)	Paddle Wheel	With Kenny Barron (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[4]
1993	Sittin' on the Thing with Ming	Capri	With Kenny Barron (piano), Ray Drummond (bass), Keith Copeland (drums)^[4]
1993	Remembering Grant Green	Evidence	With Kenny Barron (piano), Jack McDuff (organ), Ray Drummond (bass), Al Harewood and Keith Copeland (drums)^[4]
1996	Let's Call This Monk!	Double-Time	With Dennis Irwin (bass), Mickey Roker (drums)^[5]
1999	This Just In...	Double Time	With Sid Simmons (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)^[5]
2000	The Music of Bud Powell	Double Time	With Earl Sauls (bass), Keith Copeland (drums)^[5]
2002	Tomorrow's Hours	Capri	With Earl Sauls (bass), Keith Copeland (drums)^[5]
2003	A Jamais	Capri	With Louis Petrucciani (bass), Joel Allouche (drums)^[5]
2004	Memoire: The French Sessions Vol. 2	Capri	With Louis Petrucciani (bass), Christian Salut (drums)^[5]
2009?	No One New	Capri	With Lisle Atkinson (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums)^[7]
2013?	With the Wind and the Rain	Capri	With Mike Richmond (cello), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums)^[8]
2015?	2nd Avenue: The Return of the Cello Quartet	Capri	With Mike Richmond (cello), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Andy Watson (drums)^[8]
2016?	88	Capri	With Mike Richmond (cello), Lisle Atkinson (bass), Andy Watson (drums)^[9]