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.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Gentle Art Of Love | Mat Mathews | 1988 | Album |
Bossa Nova | Osie Johnson, Teddy Sommer, Bill Lavorgna, Sam Most, Mat Mathews, Hank Jones, Jimmy Jones, Louis Metcalf, Buster Harding, Al Hall | 1963 | Compil. |
The Popular Music Of Mat Mathews | Mat Mathews | 1959 | Album |
4 French Horns Plus Rhythm | Mat Mathews | 1957 | Album |
At Newport | Eddie Costa With Rolf Kühn & Dick Johnson + Mat Mathews And Don Elliott | 1957 | Album |
The Modern Art Of Jazz By Mat Mathews | Mat Mathews | 1956 | Album |
Accordion Solos | Mat Mathews | 1956 | Album |
Off Shore / Easy Melody | Mat Mathews | 1949 | Single |
Knights At The Castle | Mat Mathews / Bill Henderson | Single | |
Just Like This | Mat Mathews / Roy Hansen | Album | |
Mat Mathews Plays Universal | Mat Mathews | Album | |
Marvelous | Mat Mathews | Single |
Mat Mathews And His All-Stars Jazz and Soundtrack |
Mat Mathews Combo |
Mat Mathews Ensemble Jazz and Pop |
Mat Mathews Quintet Jazz and Pop |
Mat Mathews Sextet Jazz |
Mat Mathews Tentette Jazz and R&B/Soul |