Emily St. John Mandel

Emily St. John Mandel's latest novel is The Lola Quartet.  From her Q & A with Caroline Leavitt:
I loved the jazz motif that plays throughout the novel. How do you come by your knowledge of jazz?

Thanks. I studied piano for years as a child and teenager, but I never played jazz and I still don't feel like I know that much about it, to tell you the truth. There's a gypsy jazz guitarist who plays