Andrew Henry Hilaire (February 1, 1899 – August 3, 1935) was an American jazz drummer active from the 1910s to early-1930s.
Hilaire was born in New Orleans of a middle-class, Creole of color family that lived in the French Quarter.
By 1917, he was touring Vaudeville with the Tennessee Ten jazz band, fronted by Florence Mills.
Hilaire was active in Chicago's "Roaring Twenties" music scene, playing with the bands of Lil Hardin Armstrong and Carroll Dickerson before eight years with Doc Cook.
[1] He took part in various recording sessions during his time with the Doc Cook Orchestra, including with Freddie Keppard and as a member of Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers.