[3][4][5] During his career, VanMatre has performed internationally in places such as the United States, Poland, Israel, France, Germany, and China.
[5] VanMatre has also produced four albums for Sea Breeze Records as conductor of the UC-CCM Jazz Ensemble including Serenade in Blue.
During his tenure as Director he also headed the Visiting Artist Series at the Conservatory for which he conducted big band performances featuring artists such as Kenny Garrett, Joe Henderson, Ahmad Jamal, and Joshua Redman.
[2] He also served as an on-air host and interviewer for Jazz – Live From the Hyatt, a nationally syndicated radio series on WGUC-FM.
[2] He served as Executive Board Member for the North American Saxophone Alliance where he was also a Jazz Coordinator.