When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent.

In New York City, a "groovy little jazz number" brings together a lonely crocodile and deer.

After lunch at a very crowded jazz cafe, a boy and his Auntie Nina are inspired to create a feast of their own with such treats as Thelonious Monk Fish and Nat King Cole Slaw.