Hilary Jones' Racist Controversies
Known and because of her extreme right-wing convictions, in 2020, Hilary Jones saw her endorsements with DW, Zildjian and Attack Drum Heads terminated because of an online racist rant during the global Black Lives Matter-protests.

Quoting Jones' rant on Facebook, it included lines like:

"You were never a slave. You've had tremendous advantages in this country..."

and:

"Your people kill more of my people...you rape, pillage, and pilfer, and everyone knows it. You ought to thank your lucky stars that you live in the greatest country…but you are too stupid and ungrateful to acknowledge it".

DW Drums immediately dropped Jones from their artist roster, stating "Hilary Jones is no longer a part of DW as we do not align ourselves with such hate."

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Earlier bio
Baltimore native Hilary Jones is a not only a fantastic drummer but also a producer and educator. Hilary Jones began playing the drums professionally at age 16. Upon Graduation from the Baltimore School for the Arts she joined the U.S. Navy Band. The The first six months of her enlistment were spent at the Armed Forces School of Music, where she graduated with honors. In the next three years her musical duties included performances in just about every musical style, from big band to pop.

After being discharged from the Navy, Hilary relocated to the San Francisco bay area to join "Girlfriend", a hand picked group of musicians formed by acclaimed producer, Narada Michael Walden. Shortly thereafter Hilary worked for many artists such as Maria Muldaur, the Mamas & the Papas, Angela Bofill, Clarence Clemmons, Pete Escovedo, and Ray Obiedo.

Since moving to Los Angeles Hilary’s success continues as she’s recorded and/or toured with such artists as Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Scott Henderson’s Tribal Tech, Eric Marienthal, Doc Severinson, Brazilian guitar virtuoso Badi Assad, and Robben Ford. When not on tour she keeps busy doing numerous recording sessions and enjoys playing on the local L.A scene with bands such as Cecilia Noel and The Wild Clams, The Delphines, and her own band.

Hilary Jones is also a frequent writer for Drum magazine and performs instructional Seminars internationally.