How to Use multi-instrumentalist in a Sentence

multi-instrumentalist

noun
  • The multi-instrumentalist, who plays the guitar and harp, is no stranger to the Arts District.
    — Elizabeth Myong, Dallas News, 1 June 2023
  • But that’s what makes the band of songwriters, lead singers, and multi-instrumentalists such a breath of fresh air.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
  • For Canty, a multi-instrumentalist who plays drums in this band, the process is a welcome challenge.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The multi-instrumentalist dazzled on the piano, while Del Rey sat atop it and sang.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The multi-instrumentalist, who mixes jazz, hip-hop, rock and more in his music, has released more than a dozen albums.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Shahzad Ismaily, a multi-instrumentalist, is part of a successful jazz trio and has worked with artists ranging from Feist to Yoko Ono.
    — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Mar. 2023
  • She’ll be backed by multi-instrumentalists Jack Petruzzelli and Will Bryant.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Jonathan Horstmann, singer and multi-instrumentalist of post-punk trio Urban Heat, wants his band to be a conduit for creativity.
    — Marisa Whitaker, SPIN, 28 May 2024
  • From the moment Caroline Jones gave birth to her first child, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist made a promise to herself to always lead with her truth.
    — Tricia Despres, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • With a background as a multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and producer, Smith has sold vinyl globally since the 1980s.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 June 2025
  • Most of the music involved overdubs, with Batiste and fellow multi-instrumentalists Bellion and Tenroc handling most of the work.
    — Bill Beuttler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • Jonathan Horstmann, singer and multi-instrumentalist of Texas post-punk trio Urban Heat, has been sober for four years — a milestone that loosely coincided with the birth of his first daughter.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 23 May 2023
  • The live lineup is rounded out by multi-instrumentalist Rob Laufer.
    — Katherine Turman, SPIN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Burns happens to be a multi-instrumentalist who plays the piano, standup bass, saxophone and tuba.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Most of them are multi-instrumentalists who can switch from fiddling to keyboards to percussion just for fun and variety.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Well, Eric Carr, bless him, was one of the pure souls, never said anything bad about anybody, was a multi-instrumentalist, could play piano, keyboards, guitar.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The band was led by the multi-instrumentalist Stone and also featured his brother Freddie on guitar and his sister Rose, who played the keyboard and contributed to vocals.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 9 June 2025
  • Fans may have chuckled, but the multi-instrumentalist wasn’t kidding.
    — Leena Tailor, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Saint Martin, a multi-instrumentalist in the Life, chuckles.
    — Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, saxophonist, and multi-instrumentalist who was the last surviving member of the Band, has died.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • By that point, the multi-instrumentalist — who can handle anything from guitar, bass, and banjo to trumpet, french horn, and theremin — had been an integral part of Wilson’s studio and road band for six years.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The band was a trio for most of its existence but is now anchored by the multi-instrumentalist duo of Corrigan and Chad Urmston, with three other musicians filling out the sound on tour.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2024
  • My new duo partner is a nice person and decent multi-instrumentalist.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, eighty-six, is the lone surviving member.
    — Howard Fishman, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • 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.com, 19 May 2025
  • 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, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The multi-instrumentalist and singer had been being treated for the disease for several years, per a post on Luscious Jackson’s Instagram page.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The six vocalists and multi-instrumentalists are about to make history under as1one — the world’s first mixed Israeli Jewish and Palestinian Arab pop group.
    — Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The fall tour will find Finn and Hood performing individually and together, and both will be backed by multi-instrumentalist Ben Hackett.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
  • The pianist was embarking on a career in biology when an encounter with the legendary composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal in 1977 changed the course of his life.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 25 June 2025

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