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 shape-shifting electro-psychedelia group Darkside began as the electronic producer Nicolás Jaar and the multi-instrumentalist Dave Harrington, two accomplished, wide-ranging musicians who started playing together in 2011 as students at Brown.
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New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
British singer-songwriter Griff — who has spent the past few years opening for Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and Sabrina Carpenter — will also take the spotlight and burgeoning multi-instrumentalist Justin Lee-Schultz will open for Jon Batiste and Friends.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Additional musicians on the new album include Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, renowned bassist Pino Palladino, and multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2025
The live lineup is rounded out by multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer.
—Katherine Turman, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
British singer-songwriter Griff — who has spent the past few years opening for Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Coldplay, and Sabrina Carpenter — will also take the spotlight and burgeoning multi-instrumentalist Justin Lee-Schultz will open for Jon Batiste and Friends.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Additional musicians on the new album include Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, renowned bassist Pino Palladino, and multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2025
The live lineup is rounded out by multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer.
—Katherine Turman, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
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