| Jil Y. Creek | |
| Alias: | Ilona Hofbauer[1] |
| Birth Place: | Vienna, Austria |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Occupation: | Guitarist, Writer |
| Associated Acts: | Umbra et Imago Lacrimosa Sex Without Nails Bros. |
| Website: | www.jilycreek.com |
Jil Y. Creek (artistic name) (born in Vienna) is an Austrian guitar virtuoso. Best known as author of the guitar workshops “Jil’s Jam” in German Gitarre & Bass Magazine (since June 2006), and the workbooks “Creative Guitar” (published 2008 by Tunesday Records, Berlin, Germany), "Jil's Pentatonik Workshop für E-Gitarre" (2012, same publisher) and "Arpeggio-Workbook für E-Gitarre" (2018, same publisher). Besides her instrumental project, Creek has worked with German gothic acts Umbra et Imago and Lacrimosa as well as with a Frank Zappa cover band called S.W.N.B., led by Austrian legend (founder of the), amongst others.