Kou Records: David Torn // Aliya Ultan and the Boreas Quintet

An evening curated by Kou Records, founded by Charmaine Lee and Randall Dunn, presenting recent and forthcoming artists from the label’s Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 cohorts. Live visuals by Mark Dorf.

Presented by Kou Records in partnership with Roulette.

David Torn performs solo in celebration of now i imagine a place not the same, his new release on Kou Records, a singular encounter with his decades-long practice of real-time composition, looping, and electric guitar extended into something entirely its own.

Aliya Ultan brings her Kou Records debut Looks Far Woman to the stage with the Boreas Quintet, the music reimagined for cello, two violas, violin, and bass.

Aliya Ultan and the Boreas Quintet
Aliya Ultan cello
Fung Chern Hwei viola
Georges Mefleh viola
Theo Espy violin
Eivind Opsvik bass