The Jazz Monster ( comic story ) The Jazz Monster was the twelfth story of the " " comic story series , published in 2016 . Summary . The Doctor , Gabby and Cindy land in New Orleans at the dawn of the Jazz Age , tracking down the source of the Nocturnes , twisted memetic creatures who ride music and use it as a weapon . Can the TARDIS team change the Nocturnes ' tune before they infect all life on Earth ? ! Plot . Gabby meets the Tenth Doctor for dinner . He asks where Cindy is , and Gabby says they ' re meeting elsewhere afterwards . The Doctor asks where they will meet . In the Red Note , Cindy is admiring Roscoe . Roscoe ' s band finishes playing , and Roscoe goes to talk to Cindy . They kiss , and Roscoe walks backstage . There , he meets Paradisa . He tells her that Mr . Hitchens won ' t allow her to be backstage . Paradisa grabs Roscoe ' s shoulder . She then screams and a flash of red surrounds her and Roscoe . The Doctor and Gabby meet Cindy , and they sit at a table . Cindy walks off to order drinks , and the Doctor says he notices Cindy seems more excited than usual . Roscoe , sitting on the floor , is surrounded by other band members . He walks back on the stage , but stops at the last minute . Bernie asks him if he ' s okay , and Roscoe says he ' s forgotten how to play . Bernie tells the audience that Roscoe isn ' t feeling well , which attracts the Doctor ' s attention . He asks Hitchens how many times it has happened before . According to Bernie and Cuz , it ' s the third time that month . The Doctor goes to look backstage , and Gabby follows . Gabby says she noticed that he knew something as soon as he walked into the club . The Doctor says he smelt it , and Gabby compares the smell to Wupatki . She asks him if it ' s Nocturne s . The Doctor is unsure , saying it seems different . In the main room of the club , Roscoe notices Paradisa . He accuses her of cursing him . She looks at him and he screams as his eyes turn red . The Doctor and Gabby continue to look around . Gabby opens a door to find a man . He holds up a trumpet , which emits a loud screeching sound , knocking Gabby and the Doctor back . They manage to knock him down , and he runs off . They follow him , and find Roscoe , Paradisa and some of the other musicians onstage , surrounded by the red glow . Gabby goes back to the TARDIS to get the device that the Doctor used to cure the Shan ' tee . Cuz gets too close to the possessed musicians , and gets possessed himself . Gabby attempts to get out through a window , but she is blocked by a wall of " solid sound " . The man on the stage , Rolf Jackson , announces that " they " have waited , and now it is their time . The Doctor , Cindy , and Bernie hide behind a table as the possessed musicians attack them . The Doctor tells Bernie to gather up as many unaffected musicians as possible , and to " play crazy " . He tells Cindy to cover her ears as the musicians attack them again . He blocks it with the screwdriver , which wears out the screwdriver but weakens the musicians . A creature forms itself out of the red glow , and the Doctor signals Bernie and his group of musicians to begin playing . The Doctor deduces that the Nocturne on the stage is a more powerful one than on Wupatki . The Nocturne imitates laughter , and possesses more musicians , becoming stronger . It declares that they will all become its servants . Notes . " to be added " External links . " to be added "