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Ella and the Bossa Beat Quartet

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  • Date: October 4, 2025 Sat
  • Time: 8:00 pm
  • Location: Side Door Cabaret
  • Tickets: $30-$65

TICKETS
Reserved:
$65, $55.
General Admission: $35 ($30 advance rate until 9/1).

Doors open one hour prior to show for seating.


Ella & The Bossa Beat, the international father-daughter duo, are back again at the Side Door Cabaret, at the Palladium Theater on Saturday October 4, 2025. They will be presenting a special evening of Brazilian Jazz and original music. Joining them is Andre Lafaete on bass and guitar and Special Guest Butch Thomas (played with Lenny Kravitz & Sting) on sax. Don’t miss this wonderful night of Brazilian Jazz!

Ella Blu, vocalist and pianist considered ‘the new rising star of the Brazilian Jazz generation’ was born in Miami and raised in Brazil, besides composing, writing lyrics and producing together with her father, the 25-year-old artist sings in Portuguese, English and Italian. She presents a very classic jazz style, mixing with a bit of soul, Bossa Nova and Brazilian Jazz. In 2020, Ella was awarded the Focus Brazil award for Best Female singer in Orlando. She is a graduate from Stetson University with a BA in International Business and Music and is a member of the Recording Academy.

Magrus Borges, is a Grammy nominated drummer and percussionist, composer and producer from Belem, Brazil. He has played and recorded with many international artists such as: Astrud Gilberto (The Girl from Ipanema) Bebel Gilberto, (Grammy nominated for her album “Agora”), Shakira, Grace Jones, Tania Maria, Larry Coryell, Caetano Veloso, Luis Melodia and Johnny Alf (one of the fathers of Bossa Nova), among many others. He has recorded six original albums and produced for various artists. Member of the Recording Academy. While performing and recording in the United States and abroad, Ella & The Bossa Beat have been releasing singles and doing a collaboration with other international artists such as TOCO, together with Italian record label Schema Records. Their single “Areia” reached 100+ steams on Spotify. They have been playing at many jazz venues, festivals and private events and have a residence at Universal Studios in Orlando. In 2024, the band started the year touring in Brazil playing at the Blue Note in Rio de Janeiro and Blue Note in Sao Paulo and later at the Blue Note in Milano, Italy. Ella & The Bossa Beat released their 3rd studio album “Paradise” and is currently finishing their 4th studio album with Schema Records in Italy, to be released later in 2025.


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