Jazz
Viktoria Tolstoy (vocals)
Jacob Karlzon (vibraphone, marimba, piano); Mattias Svensson (acoustic & electric basses); Rasmus Kihlberg (drums)
The great-great granddaughter of writer Leo Tolstoy hails from Sweden. Her silky smooth voice is making waves and getting rave reviews in the trad jazz world. 'Baby Plays Around' was co-written with none other than The Imposter himself, Elvis Costello. She also bravely covers Horace Silver's 'Peace' and 'Blame It On My Youth' & other jazz standards.
The Swedish-born jazz and pop vocalist Viktoria Tolstoy is Russian writer Leo Tolstoy's great-great granddaughter. Her album BLAME IT ON MY YOUTH includes a version of "Angel Eyes" and "Baby Plays Around," which she wrote with Elvis Costello. |
