G Mateus

01/15/2026

It’s Jazzuary on IN THE POCKET, and this week we’re continuing to explore jazz beyond the rulebook. After asking “what is jazz?” last week through standards and contemporary cuts, this episode focuses on jazz’s influence on hip-hop and house — music that isn’t technically jazz, but carries its harmony, swing, and spirit.

This week’s featured artist is Guru, and I’ll be playing a trio of tracks highlighting how his work with Gang Starr and the Jazzmatazz series helped bridge the divide between jazz and hip-hop in the early ’90s. We’ll also dig into selections from Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, the landmark compilation that brought jazz cats and hip-hop heads into the same conversation at a pivotal moment.

Jazz as influence, not category — locked in and in the pocket. 🎶📻

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01/09/2026

🎷 IN THE POCKET with G MATEUS 🎷
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🗓 Friday, January 9, 2026
⏰ 12–2 PM EST

In the spirit of Jazz-u-ary, In the Pocket with G Mateus explores jazz as it has always existed — in conversation with the popular music of its time. From Broadway show tunes and early standards to Miles Davis covering Michael Jackson, jazz has long reinterpreted familiar songs through improvisation, interaction, and feel. As with every episode of In the Pocket, the show includes a featured artist spotlight, with three selections from Herbie Hancock, alongside music by Grant Green, Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Pharoah Sanders, Clifford Brown, Johnny Dyani, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr., and more. Some of it swings, some of it floats, some of it grooves — all of it part of the long, complicated conversation we call jazz.

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01/05/2026

🎧 IN THE POCKET — FIRST SHOW OF 2026 🎧

Starting 2026 with deep grooves, global rhythms, and music that moves between lineage and the present. This episode features a strong run of new releases and recent remixes from Tigerbalm, IFÁ, Diogo Strausz, Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor, X-Ray Ted, and M1NA, woven together with timeless selections that keep the continuum intact.

Featuring as the featured artist — spotlighting her unmistakable voice across collaborations and reinterpretations that bridge soul, jazz, and global groove.

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01/02/2026

🎶 IN THE POCKET — FIRST SHOW OF 2026 🎶

We’re kicking off 2026 with a brand-new episode of IN THE POCKET, setting the tone for the year with deep grooves, global rhythms, and music rooted in real lineage. This week’s show features a strong run of new releases and recent remixes, including fresh cuts from Tigerbalm, IFÁ, Diogo Strausz, Aura Safari & Jimi Tenor, X-Ray Ted, and M1NA, alongside timeless selections that keep the continuum moving forward.

I’m also spotlighting Alice Russell as the featured artist, highlighting her unmistakable voice across classic collaborations and powerful reinterpretations that bridge soul, jazz, and global groove.

📻 Live on The Face Radio
🕛 Friday, 12–2pm EST

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Start the year in the pocket.

12/19/2025

Today on IN THE POCKET ❄️
Deep winter grooves — soulful, reflective, and rooted in jazz, funk, reggae, and global rhythm.

Featuring new releases from Jéroboam, Psychemagik, Pernett, and Boogie Café Records, plus a special Artist of the Week spotlight on Ernest Ranglin, with a trio of tracks honoring one of the true architects of Jamaican music.

🕛 12–2 PM EST
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12/19/2025

TODAY on IN THE POCKET ❄️🎶
We’re settling into a deep winter groove — soulful, reflective, and rooted in jazz, funk, reggae, and global rhythms.

This week’s show features brand-new releases from Jéroboam, Psychemagik, Pernett, and Boogie Café Records, woven seamlessly alongside classic lineage cuts. The featured Artist of the Week is Ernest Ranglin, with a trio of selections spotlighting the legendary guitarist’s timeless influence across Jamaican music, jazz, and soul.

Tune in for music with history, intention, and feeling — where the past and present move together.

🕛 Today | 12–2 PM EST
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12/11/2025

12/05/2025

It’s the first Friday of December, the temps are dropping, and it’s getting colder here in Brooklyn — perfect weather to turn up the heat on a new episode of In The Pocket with G Mateus.

This week, I’m continuing the tradition of featuring a spotlight artist, and today we honor the legendary George Duke with three Duke classics across the set — from deep jazz-funk to cosmic disco to his signature synth-fusion magic.

We’re also loaded with brand-new releases from some of today’s most exciting artists: WAAN, Erobique, Angels of Libra, Elijah Minnelli, FABRIC, Mama’s Gun, Kyra, S-Pazz (Tour-Maubourg Remix), Kerrier Collective & Polly Meyrick (BiG AL Remix), Ken@Work, Energy Exchange Ensemble (Close Counters Remix), Jake Mason Trio feat. Kurt Elling, and Fred again.. (Ezra Collective Remix).

Bundle up and join me from 12pm–2pm EST for two hours of soulful grooves, edits, global rhythms, deep funk, and warm-up-your-winter vibes.

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11/28/2025

Happy holiday weekend, family! Today’s episode of In The Pocket is packed with global grooves, deep edits, township soul, Brazilian futurism, roots reggae, and a stack of brand-new releases to warm things up.
We’ve got fresh 2025 heat from Razor-N-Tape, EX GENERATION, FF Edits, Diogo Strausz, Tom of Brooklyn, Anders Ponsaing, and Yemanjo & ORKIDZ, blended with timeless cuts from Brenda Fassie, The Movers, Pacific Express, Cassandra Wilson, Almir Guineto, and more.

Kick back with the leftovers, escape the Black Friday chaos, and ride with me through two hours of deep, soulful, global rhythm.
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11/21/2025

I’m back this Friday with another two hours of global grooves, warm-soul selections, deep edits, and underground dancefloor energy on IN THE POCKET. Expect a fresh batch of new releases, dusty gems, Afro-Latin heat, left-field funk, cosmic jazz vibrations, and a few surprises straight from the crates.

Lock in Friday, Nov 21 · 12–2pm EST — stream it live wherever you are:

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