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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My new duo partner is a nice person and decent multi-instrumentalist.
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Gano and founding bassist Brian Ritchie were joined by drummer John Sparrow, multi-instrumentalist Blaise Garza on saxophone, keys and percussion, and the Horns of Dilemma (which also featured Garza).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
But Grammy-winning guitarist Madison Cunningham and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird have breathed new life into this historic recording with their own interpretation, Cunningham Bird, out now.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Scott Thurston, a veteran multi-instrumentalist who’d played with everyone from the Stooges to Jackson Browne, started touring with the Heartbreakers in 1989 and began recording with the band on Echo.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
Gano and founding bassist Brian Ritchie were joined by drummer John Sparrow, multi-instrumentalist Blaise Garza on saxophone, keys and percussion, and the Horns of Dilemma (which also featured Garza).
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
But Grammy-winning guitarist Madison Cunningham and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird have breathed new life into this historic recording with their own interpretation, Cunningham Bird, out now.
—Charlie Harding, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Scott Thurston, a veteran multi-instrumentalist who’d played with everyone from the Stooges to Jackson Browne, started touring with the Heartbreakers in 1989 and began recording with the band on Echo.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Multi-instrumentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multi-instrumentalist. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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