Virtuous Poultry

Boston-based Zemog el Gallo Bueno reconstructs salsa and Latin jazz as you've never heard it before. Led by saxophonist Abraham "Aib" Gomez-Delgado, the band (Gomez spelled backwards plus the Good Rooster) draws from Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Ornette Coleman for creative inspiration. As latest album Cama de la Conga shows, the band's songs can switch from abrasive industrial metal to sweet guaguanco with shimmering sheets of improvisational sounds.