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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The project — Australian singer and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker’s first full-length in five years — becomes the artist’s third top five album.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Sitting backstage with Wood is his brother, bassist Chris Wood, and multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who performed alongside Marc Almond in the influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died yesterday (October 22).
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
That year D’Angelo, an extraordinary singer and multi-instrumentalist declared the heir to Stevie Wonder and Prince, premiered his groundbreaking first album, .
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Sitting backstage with Wood is his brother, bassist Chris Wood, and multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Dave Ball, the multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who performed alongside Marc Almond in the influential synth-pop duo Soft Cell, died yesterday (October 22).
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2025
That year D’Angelo, an extraordinary singer and multi-instrumentalist declared the heir to Stevie Wonder and Prince, premiered his groundbreaking first album, .
—Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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