Australian Guitar

A VIDEO INTERVIEW PHIL STACK (THIRSTY MERC)

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In this interview, Steve Flack goes head to head with much-accomplish­ed Australian jazz and rock musician Phil Stack.

Stack is the founding bass guitarist of the pop-rock band Thirsty Merc, which formed in 2002 and has released four acclaimed studio albums. He is also the regular double bassman for jazz musician James Morrison, and is the leader of the jazz rock ensemble Phil Stack Trio.

In November 2008, Phil was awarded first place in the National Jazz Awards held at the Melbourne Jazz Festival.

His records have also won Stack praise from industry stalwarts and critics alike. In 2005, Thirsty Merc were nominated for a whopping four ARIA Awards; three years later, their smash hit “20 Good Reasons” was nominated for Song Of The Year.

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