multi-instrumentalist
noun
mul·ti-in·stru·men·tal·ist
ˌməl-tē-ˌin(t)-strə-ˈmen-tə-list 
-ˌtī-
: a musician who plays two or more instruments
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Producer and multi-instrumentalist Leon Knight isn’t afraid to wear his inspirations on his sequined sleeve.
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Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Darkside, Nothing Darkside — an on-again, off-again collaboration between singer-songwriter and electronic producer Nicolás Jaar and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington — expanded into a trio in the 2020s.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
For Alphonso Sanders, a multi-instrumentalist from Greenville, the blues is an ongoing journey.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Overseen by Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills (Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, John Legend), the Aurora album had cowriting credits from the likes of Marcus Mumford and Jackson Browne—way more legit than the project needed to be.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Darkside, Nothing Darkside — an on-again, off-again collaboration between singer-songwriter and electronic producer Nicolás Jaar and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington — expanded into a trio in the 2020s.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
For Alphonso Sanders, a multi-instrumentalist from Greenville, the blues is an ongoing journey.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Overseen by Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Blake Mills (Bob Dylan, Fiona Apple, John Legend), the Aurora album had cowriting credits from the likes of Marcus Mumford and Jackson Browne—way more legit than the project needed to be.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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