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Mat Mathews

acc, 1924-2009 NL, The Hague
Jazz
A.k.a. Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts

Mat Mathews, born Mathieu Hubert Wijnandts Schwarts (June 18, 1924 – February 12, 2009), was a Dutch jazz accordionist.Mathews was born in The Hague and learned to play accordion while the Netherlands was under Nazi rule during World War II. Mat's first wife was from the Netherlands and they were married in 1947 and they had a son Peter. After hearing Joe Mooney on a radio broadcast after the war, he decided to begin playing jazz. From 1947 to 1950 he played with The Millers in the Netherlands, and then moved to New York City on March 1, 1951 with wife, Paulette Girard. They were married in Tripoli North Africa @ the consulate. They were there performing for the troops from 1950 - 1951. He moved into Paulette's mother's home @ 10 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn NY and lived there with Paulette.

     
Instruments
  • Accordion
  • Organ
  • Keyboards
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • World
  • R&B/Soul

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Gentle Art Of LoveMat Mathews1988Album
Bossa NovaOsie Johnson, Teddy Sommer, Bill Lavorgna, Sam Most, Mat Mathews, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, Louis Metcalf, Buster Harding, Al Hall1963Compil.
The Popular Music Of Mat MathewsMat Mathews1959Album
4 French Horns Plus RhythmMat Mathews1957Album
At NewportEddie Costa With Rolf Kühn & Dick Johnson + Mat Mathews And Don Elliott1957Album
The Modern Art Of Jazz By Mat MathewsMat Mathews1956Album
Accordion SolosMat Mathews1956Album
Off Shore / Easy MelodyMat Mathews1949Single
Knights At The CastleMat Mathews / Bill HendersonSingle
Just Like ThisMat Mathews / Roy HansenAlbum
Mat Mathews Plays UniversalMat MathewsAlbum
MarvelousMat MathewsSingle
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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