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Within Vinony's link graph, Mat Mathews is referenced by 23 other articles, and connects out to Netherlands, The Hague and jazz.
It sits within the topics 1924 births, 2009 deaths and 20th-century accordionists.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 2009
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 626
- Total plays
- 3,546
Tags
* Born 1924, The Hague, the Netherlands One of the stalwart band of jazz accordionists. Mathews caught the jazz bug listening to broadcasts of American Armed Force Radio after World War Two. Working with the only instrument he knew, he started imitating solos Harry James, Coleman Hawkins, and others on his accordion. He was good enough to get work in nightclubs and other venues, and within a few years, was touring throughout Europe. In 1952, he moved to the U. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- The Hague
- Place of death
- Rotterdam
- Occupation
- accordionist
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- accordion
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- date of birth
- 1924-06-18
- date of death
- 2009-02-12
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
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Available in 8 languages
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