Editing Multi-instrumentalist (section)

==Jazz, modern, and contemporary music==
[[File:Hayden Chisholm-67284.jpg|thumb|Alto saxophonist [[Hayden Chisholm]] playing the flute]]
[[File:Colin Dyall 76th birthday 2015.JPG|thumb|Colin Dyall (father of [[Sharon Dyall|Sharon]] and [[Karl Dyall]]) surrounded by his instruments.]]
In the [[Swing music|swing]] era of [[big band]] music, woodwind players were often expected to play multiple woodwind instruments;  saxophonists might be offered gigs where they were also required to play clarinet, for example.

The different types of [[saxophone]] use similar designs, varying mainly only in size (and therefore pitch), meaning that once a player has learned to play one it is relatively easy for them to translate the skills into another. As a result, many jazz saxophone players have made careers playing several different instruments, such as [[John Coltrane]] and [[Wayne Shorter]], both of whom have frequently used both tenor and soprano saxophones. To a lesser extent this is also the case across the range of [[woodwind]] instruments: Jazz [[flute]] players often play other instruments as well, such as [[Eric Dolphy]] and [[Herbie Mann]], both of whom frequently played flute and saxophone; Dolphy also recorded on [[bass clarinet]]. In the early years of jazz, when the genre was still linked to the [[marching band]] genre, many double-bass players doubled on [[tuba]].

From the 1950s onwards and particularly since the development of [[jazz fusion|jazz-rock fusion]] in the late 1960s, many double-bass players doubled on [[electric bass]], e.g. [[Stanley Clarke]] and [[John Patitucci]].

Another famous multi-instrumentalist is [[Jacob Collier]]. His career started off with split-screen YouTube videos that caught the eye of music legends like [[Herbie Hancock]]. With his help, Collier recorded his debut album ''[[In My Room (album)|In My Room]]'' and then went on to write many more albums. He is proficient on many different instruments, including vocals, piano, keyboards, bass guitar, upright bass, drums, percussion, guitar, and more. 

Some jazz instrumentalists whose main instrument is a horn or bass also play [[jazz piano]], because piano is an excellent instrument for composing and arranging, and for developing greater harmonic knowledge.

Many famous jazz musicians, including [[James Morrison (musician)|James Morrison]], [[Don Burrows]], and [[Brian Landrus]], are multi-instrumentalists.