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Phil Stack

Phillip Barry Stack (born 1977) is an Australian jazz and rock musician. He is the founding bass guitarist of the pop rock band Thirsty Merc since 2002, the regular double bassist for jazz musician James Morrison and leader of the ensemble called Phil Stack Trio. He is also in several other groups Drown, House of Orange, and Lily Dior Quartet. Stack grew up with his three older sisters in the New South Wales city of Dubbo. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in his earlier years and is now a regular feature at major rock and jazz festivals. In November 2008, Stack won first place in the National Jazz Awards at the Melbourne Jazz Festival. After the initial ten finalists were reduced to three, he beat Ben Waples (Sydney) and Sam Anning (Melbourne) in the final.

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Phillip Barry Stack (born 1977) is an Australian jazz and rock musician. He is the founding bass guitarist of the pop rock band Thirsty Merc since 2002, the regular double bassist for jazz musician James Morrison and leader of the ensemble called Phil Stack Trio. He is also in several other groups Drown, House of Orange, and Lily Dior Quartet. Stack grew up with his three older sisters in the New South Wales city of Dubbo. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in his earlier years and is now a regular feature at major rock and jazz festivals. In November 2008, Stack won first place in the National Jazz Awards at the Melbourne Jazz Festival. After the initial ten finalists were reduced to three, he beat Ben Waples (Sydney) and Sam Anning (Melbourne) in the final.

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  1. date of birth: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361767153

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