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Paul Lovens
Paul Lovens in Aarhus, Denmark
Paul Lovens in Aarhus, Denmark
Background information
Born (1949-06-06) 6 June 1949 (age 74)
Aachen, West Germany
GenresFree jazz, Free improvisation
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion
LabelsPo Torch

Paul Lovens (born 6 June 1949)[1] is a German musician. He plays drums, percussion, singing saw, and cymbals. He has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra.

He was born in Aachen, Germany.[1] In the early 1970s, he was part of a trio with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach.[1] Since then he has worked with Cecil Taylor, Harri Sjöström, Günther Christmann, Eugene Chadbourne, Peter Brötzmann, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Mats Gustafsson, Thomas Lehn, Phil Wachsmann, Rajesh Mehta and Joëlle Léandre. He also played with Florian Schneider and Ebehard Kranemann in an early incarnation of Kraftwerk. Since 1967, Lovens has run the record label Po Torch with Paul Lytton.[1]

Paul Lovens performs in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2018.

Discography

As leader

With Globe Unity Orchestra

As sideman

With Alfred Harth

With Sven-Ake Johansson

With Evan Parker

With Mario Schiano

With Alexander von Schlippenbach

With Aki Takase

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1525. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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