Dutch jazz accordionist, born 18 June 1924 in The Hague, died 12 February 2009.
Married actress Paulette Girard (Married July, 1951, divorced).
After playing in the Dutch group De Millers 1947-1950 and performing on BBC radio, Mathews moved to New York in 1953, recording several albums with Mat Mathews Quintet and working in studios in New York before returning to the Netherlands in 1964, where he worked for television, radio, and films. He worked with De Millers again from 1968.