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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As with Robinson, her ties with the other musicians in the Old-Time Revue—multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell, his daughter, guitarist Amelia Powell, bassist Jason Sypher, and Giddens’ nephew, bones player and rapper Demeanor—have developed over years of playing together.
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Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Tycho frontman Scott Hansen, who grew up in the Sacramento region before relocating to San Francisco, collaborates on his group’s electronic melodies with guitarist Zac Brown, a Sacramento resident, drummer Rory O’Connor and multi-instrumentalist Billy Kim.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that all Parcels song titles are written without spaces, a nod to the band’s early days, when multi-instrumentalist Patrick Hetherington had to upload mp3 song titles on a laptop with a broken space bar.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the band members are flung across the world, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Goodwin and bassist Carrie Goodwin decamping to Denmark to start a family, and lead singer Al Menne moving to Los Angeles.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
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Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Tycho frontman Scott Hansen, who grew up in the Sacramento region before relocating to San Francisco, collaborates on his group’s electronic melodies with guitarist Zac Brown, a Sacramento resident, drummer Rory O’Connor and multi-instrumentalist Billy Kim.
—Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Then there’s the fact that all Parcels song titles are written without spaces, a nod to the band’s early days, when multi-instrumentalist Patrick Hetherington had to upload mp3 song titles on a laptop with a broken space bar.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Now, the band members are flung across the world, with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pat Goodwin and bassist Carrie Goodwin decamping to Denmark to start a family, and lead singer Al Menne moving to Los Angeles.
—James Factora, Them., 2 Apr. 2025
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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