Paul Norton - Guitar, Vocals
Paul hails from Minneapolis, where he began his songwriting quest during his college days at the University of MN. He is always cranking out new tunes for the band, and is our fearless leader. Paul began his musical career as a founding member of The Verge, a popular fixture on the Minneapolis Indie Rock scene during the ‘80s and ‘90s. After The Verge, Paul hooked up with a couple friends to form the Alt Rock Minneapolis band, Buzzcraft and played with that group through the 2000s. After Buzzcraft, Paul focused on writing a fresh repertoire of songs, to bring to a new band concept. In 2014, that band came to fruition as the Static Jones Band. In addition to music, Paul has a passion for the Craft Brewing industry, and spent 9 years on the Board of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. He is a co-founder of the popular beer festival, The Autumn Brew Review, and he helped the Guild to push legislative changes for the Minnesota brewing industry. Paul is also an avid baseball fan.
Jeff Jones - Bass
After messing around with a lot of different instruments Jeff found his voice with the bass. Through a slightly circuitous route he landed the bass chair in an intense, competitive high school jazz ensemble and never looked back. Yes, there are some similarities to the movie Whiplash, minus the throwing of any folding chairs. This led to lots gigs playing jazz, rock, some bluegrass and even a few pit orchestra stints. “What I really like is being part of a tight rhythm section. It’s like being on a team. When the band sounds good I know I’ve done my job.”
NICK LAWRENCE - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Nick Lawrence is a renaissance man. His time as an instrumentalist started when he picked up the trombone for middle school band class. Trombone led him to pursue a music major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He learned guitar by playing along to songs by The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys in his bedroom. He started performing on guitar during the pandemic, where he live streamed performances with the band Panoramic. In Static Jones, Nick crafts melodic solos on both lead guitar and trombone. He is a passionate hobbyist and enjoys traveling with his wife Elizabeth. Nick draws inspiration from his two cats, his receding hairline, and Minnesota Vikings losses.
JACOB MARTIN - Drums
A love of music catalyzed through a COVID hobby, Jacob's music career has reached its adolescence! He formed his first group with fellow Static Jones bandmate Nick Lawrence in 2020, Panoramic, hosting intimate live-streamed concerts during the pandemic centered around a panoramic lens camera. Since then, he's rekindled this spark and brought new energy and groove to Static Jones! You can often see him smiling, enjoying the sights and sounds from his 'best seat in the house.'
KEITH ABRAHAMSON - GUITAR, VOCALS
At 12 years old, Keith taught himself to play the harmonica using the instructions in the box, and his dad bought him a banjo to accompany it. Soon after, he acquired a guitar. He experimented with it for years before studying guitar theory and taking voice lessons in 2014. His first live performance was at Famous Dave’s House of Blues in Uptown, where his voice teacher encouraged him to go on stage with a band and perform a few songs. He was hooked for life. Since then, after participating in numerous open mic nights, he has been a guest performer with the MaeFlies, playing songs in between their sets and performing alongside them. They all inspired him to continue and recommended him to Static Jones, where he feels extremely honored to be part of the band.