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 Irish singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist presents the originals beneath a veil of ambience and reverb, embedding a nostalgic in the fabric of her homespun renditions.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
Blumberg is a somewhat shy, 34-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist from London who, for the last two decades, has recorded albums in various bands and as a solo artist, and whose only ostensible throughline is raw emotion and sonic experimentation.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the most recognizable and popular female face of Factory Records is New Order multi-instrumentalist Gillian Gilbert, who was interviewed for Golden’s book.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Raphael, longtime harmonica player for Willie Nelson and The Family, was feted by artists including Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, Margo Price, Amos Lee, Waylon Payne, multi-instrumentalist Bill Evans, award-winning performer and producer T Bone Burnett and Shelby Lynne.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2024
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
Blumberg is a somewhat shy, 34-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist from London who, for the last two decades, has recorded albums in various bands and as a solo artist, and whose only ostensible throughline is raw emotion and sonic experimentation.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Perhaps the most recognizable and popular female face of Factory Records is New Order multi-instrumentalist Gillian Gilbert, who was interviewed for Golden’s book.
—David Chiu, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Raphael, longtime harmonica player for Willie Nelson and The Family, was feted by artists including Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons, Margo Price, Amos Lee, Waylon Payne, multi-instrumentalist Bill Evans, award-winning performer and producer T Bone Burnett and Shelby Lynne.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2024
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