Kristin Sponcia
Faculty Member Since: 2005
Primary Department: Keyboard
Secondary Department: Music Theory
Formal Education: M.M. Roosevelt University in Chicago, B.A. University of Wisconsin, Green Bay
Professional Experience: Originally from Milwaukee, WI, Kristin Sponcia has played with R&B band Big Poppa Boogie, oldies band Amy and the Cruisers, Dixieland band River City Six, and big bands Bay City Swing, the Super Band, and Swing Nouveau. She has also played piano for jazz ensembles featuring jazz masters such as Ingrid Jensen, David Liebman, Todd Buffa, Melton Mustafa, and Bryan Lynch. She was selected to perform at master classes by Eric Reed, Kenny Werner and Michelle Weir. In 2003, she was a featured performer in Milwaukee’s Third Ward Jazz Festival. She is currently playing with the Nancy Harms Trio at local jazz venues such as Rossi’s Blue Star Room in Minneapolis. Kristin also plays keyboard for contemporary Christian services at City Church in Minneapolis. Other training: Studied with Christine and John Salerno, Arthur Cohrs, Jim Trompeter, Mike Molloy, and Laurence Hobgood.