Gillian G. De Lear

Originally from Menlo Park CA, I began playing drums at ten. I played throughout all my school years in band, orchestra, marching band and jazz.

In the 1980’s, I played in a pop-duo “Hawkins & De Lear” We travelled throughout the mid and south west. Eventually relocated to Tucson Az where the band immediately began to fall apart.

Still wanting to play music I played in many local and touring bands learning to play Afro-pop, country, jazz and blues, In 1995, I won a TAMMIE, Tucson Area Music Award, for best country group with the band “Girls With Guitars”.

For the next nine years I played blues full time split up between several bands and continued to teach out of my home.

I moved to Boston in 2004 and finished a Bachelors degree in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music, toured with Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade, a swing influenced band for 2006-2007.

2019 I received my MFA from Sierra Nevada College.

I currently play with “The Mood Swings” an 18 piece big band that plays locally in the Boston area and you can hear me playing at

Moldova Restaurant in Newton MA on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month.

Jean-Luc and Lil Blu are always encouraging and loving. Sometimes they are playful and sometimes they are snoring.