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 Keys sink into tunes by RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Jessie Mae Hemphill, with second guitarist Kenny Brown and multi-instrumentalist Jimbo Mathus adding depth and shape.
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
This release coincides with the tenth anniversary of the death of His Purple Highness, the singer, songwriter, producer, philanthropist, musician and multi-instrumentalist with an unfathomable life and work.
—Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Local singer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Moore has nearly spent more years of his life with the band Count Zero than without it.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The multi-instrumentalist was fresh off a run of shows with Cat Power, including a stop at New York City’s Webster Hall in March, and recently posted to Instagram that his new band was mixing and recording their first EP.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
This release coincides with the tenth anniversary of the death of His Purple Highness, the singer, songwriter, producer, philanthropist, musician and multi-instrumentalist with an unfathomable life and work.
—Darío Gael Blanco, Vanity Fair, 25 Apr. 2026
Local singer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Moore has nearly spent more years of his life with the band Count Zero than without it.
—Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The multi-instrumentalist was fresh off a run of shows with Cat Power, including a stop at New York City’s Webster Hall in March, and recently posted to Instagram that his new band was mixing and recording their first EP.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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