Gard Nilssen (born 24 June 1983) is a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer, and member of the bands Bushman's Revenge and Puma.

[1] Nilssen was born in Skien, and got his musical education on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (2003).

[2] He was voted this year's young jazz musicians in 2006 with the group Puma.

Otherwise Nilssen is very active in bands like Bushman´s Revenge, Lord Kelvin, and Heidi Skjerve Kvintett.

[1] Nilssen was chosen to represent Norway in the artist development program Take Five, a music developer program promoted by the London-based concert promoter Serious.