[1] He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, but after playing woodwinds in local dance bands to support himself, he soon realised that music was his real vocation.
[3] In 1955, Dietrich recommended Matz to Noël Coward when the English playwright, actor and singer was scheduled to perform in Las Vegas, but without his accompanist Norman Hackforth who had been denied a US work permit.
[9] He served as both conductor and arranger for the Burt Bacharach and Hal David musical On the Flip Side (1966) which starred Ricky Nelson and Joanie Sommers.
[10] Over the years, Matz worked with a number of prominent artists, including Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, k.d.
lang, Bette Midler, Rosemary Clooney, Liza Minnelli, Elaine Paige, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sarah Vaughan and Dionne Warwick.
[2] A memorial concert in his honor was held at the University of California, Los Angeles, on November 25, 2002 and featured, among others, Carol Burnett and Burt Bacharach.