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

In the early 1970s he was part of a trio with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. 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, and Joëlle Léandre. He also played with Florian Schneider and Ebehard Kranemann in an early incarnation of Kraftwerk. Lovens has run the record label Po Torch with Paul Lytton since 1976.

Eugene chadbourne and paul lovens
1977 Was It Me? (Po Torch)1979 Moinho da Asneira/A Cerco da Bela Vista a Graca (Po Torch)1981 The Fetch (Po Torch)1985 The Oracle of Delphi (Po Torch)1995 Atmospheric Conditions Permitting (ECM)2000 Young at Heart/Forgiven (Leo)2001 2 X 3 = 5 (Leo)2002 Papajo (Emanem)2010 Tr!o (FMP)2016 Warsaw Concert (Intakt)
With Globe Unity Orchestra
1970 Globe Unity 67 & 701974 Hamburg '74 Choir of the NDR-Broadcast1975 Rumbling1977 Jahrmarkt/Local Fair1986 20th Anniversary2003 Globe Unity Orchestra 2002With Alexander von Schlippenbach
1972 Pakistani Pomade1991 Elf Bagetellen1993 Physics1999 Complete Combustion2000 Swinging the BIMWith Toshinori Kondo
1982 Death Is Our Eternal Friend1982 The Last SupperWith Mario Schiano
1989 Benefit Concert to Repurchase the Pendulum for Mr. Foucault1990 Unlike1995 Used to Be Friends1996 Social Security1994 MeetingsWith Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
1994 The Morlocks and Other Pieces1998 Live in Japan '96With Eugene Chadbourne
1997 Insect and Western Attracter1997 Patrizio1997 The Hellingtunes1997 Total Tuesday2000 Young at Heart/ForgivenWith Mats Gustafsson
1997 Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities2016 MG50: Peace and FireWith Evan Parker
1980 Pisa 1980: Improvisors' Symposium2001 2 X 3 = 5With Günter Christmann
1980 Vario II2003 Vario 34-2With others
1988 Leaf Palm Hand, Tony Oxley/Cecil Taylor1988 Regalia, Cecil Taylor1992 Choice-Chase, Stephan Wittwer1994 The Vandoeuvre Concert, September Band1997 Propinquity Zwischenzeitstück Aria, Urs Voerkel1998 Orka, Rajesh Mehta2000 Quicksand, Frank Gratkowski2002 Madly You, Madly You2003 Achtung, Thomas Lehn2003 These Six, Ivar Grydeland2004 Song for Tracy the Turtle: Live at Jazz Brugge, Eric Boeren2004 Wellsprings, Quintet Moderne2005 Inside-Outside Reflections 1974, Dieter Scherf2005 Trumpet Madness, Aardvark Jazz Orchestra/Trumpet Madness2006 Joëlle Léandre at the LeMans Jazz Festival, Joëlle Léandre2006 Plays Fats Waller, Aki Takase2010 Love Him, Okapi Orchestra2010 Wegen Meines Beines, Moodswing 32012 New Blues, Aki Takase