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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When Cameron came down with Covid in 2022, the group brought in original drummer Dave Krusen, multi-instrumentalist John Klinghoffer, and veteran Seattle musician Richard Stuverud to sub for him.
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Rounded out by guitarist/vocalist Clay Frankel, multi-instrumentalist Colin Croom and drummer Connor Brodner, Twin Peaks had spent part of their teen years and the better part of their 20s touring, one year averaging a show every third day.
—Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Other bright bouncy acts include pop-punk-plus acts Hit the Lights and Major League, the entertainingly mysterious multi-instrumentalist Buckethead and, unbelievably, the still-jumpy British shouters EMF.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Now the other original members of Ivy — multi-instrumentalist Andy Chase and singer Dominique Durand, joined by longtime keyboardist and guitarist Bruce Driscoll — are on tour, with a stop on Sunday at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2026
Rounded out by guitarist/vocalist Clay Frankel, multi-instrumentalist Colin Croom and drummer Connor Brodner, Twin Peaks had spent part of their teen years and the better part of their 20s touring, one year averaging a show every third day.
—Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Other bright bouncy acts include pop-punk-plus acts Hit the Lights and Major League, the entertainingly mysterious multi-instrumentalist Buckethead and, unbelievably, the still-jumpy British shouters EMF.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
Now the other original members of Ivy — multi-instrumentalist Andy Chase and singer Dominique Durand, joined by longtime keyboardist and guitarist Bruce Driscoll — are on tour, with a stop on Sunday at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
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