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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Good Grief includes contributions by longtime collaborators drummer Charley Drayton, guitarist Butterfly Boucher, keyboardist Misty Boyce, bassist Solomon Dorsey, multi-instrumentalist Rob Moose and co-producer, recording engineer and mixer Jonathan Low.
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Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Porter formed close friendships and musical connections with saxophonist Kamasi Washington, multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin, bassist Thundercat and the key players that would later form the West Coast Get Down.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
The singer and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Iowa, released her debut album, Whirlwind, in 2019 and hit the road with Ingrid Michaelson that same year.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 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
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Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Porter formed close friendships and musical connections with saxophonist Kamasi Washington, multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin, bassist Thundercat and the key players that would later form the West Coast Get Down.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
The singer and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Iowa, released her debut album, Whirlwind, in 2019 and hit the road with Ingrid Michaelson that same year.
—Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 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
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