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Hosted by Dawn K. Batson · EN-US · 20 episodes
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Dr. B., also known as Dr. Dawn K. Batson, interviews past students and other professionals as they find and keep their joy while navigating life and career challenges and successes. Dr. B. is a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in multicultural education and arts administration. She utilizes music and the arts with emphasis on the steel pan (the steel drum in the United States) as a medium for cross-cultural outreach. As the Executive Director of Keep Your Joy and Rise, LLC, she conducts training sessions in personal empowerment, team building, equity and inclusion for professionals and institutions across the globe. *Disclaimer: Checking in with Dr. B. is for entertainment, educational, and informational purposes only. The views and opinions expressed by guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the host.
Dawn K. Batson hosts Checking in with Dr. B., a arts show with 20 episodes published.
Michael G Kernahan was born in 1947 in Palo Seco Trinidad and Tobago. He moved from Palo Seco to Manzanilla and later to St. James in the north of the island of Trinidad. In St. James, Michael joined the famous Tripoli S
Born in the beautiful islands of Trinidad and Tobago, Shenelle has incorporated her culture within her mathematics classroom and research. She merges mathematics and music within her lessons, which transforms her classro
Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Carlon Lyons began his musical journey at age 9 at the Southern Marines Steel Band Foundation in Trinidad and Tobago, under the director Mr. Malamo Joseph. Carlon’s first perf
With two hit shows currently on the air and 7 films having been released in the last ten years on television, Sherrese Moise is one of the most successful and influential producers working in the film and television indu
Gerard Boucaud is a highly skilled and experienced professional with over two decades of experience in audit, information technology consulting, and music. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Gerard has a master’s degre
Leon Foster Thomas is a gifted international jazz musician and steel pan virtuoso. His music is a blend of his Caribbean roots with the harmonic and improvisational complexities of jazz, creating a lively and eclectic me
Le`Roi Simmonds is a steel pan artist from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, with a Bachelor's Degree in Pop Music from Florida Memorial University, and a Masters Degree in Jazz Studies from New York University. At the age of
Freddy Harris III - Music is Life checks in with Dr. B “Freddy Harris III is an award-winning musician and music producer. He first made a name for himself as a steelpan player for orchestras and artists. He is the son o
I like to look past the sky…. Kareem Thompson is Checking in with Dr. B Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkinginwithdrb Composer, Arranger, Steel pan virtuos
Immediately after graduating Midwood High School 16, Khuent Rose received a music scholarship to Florida Memorial University under the tutelage of Dr. Dawn Batson. Influenced by Jazz Professor by the late Melton Mustafa
Born around the Trinidadian culture, Kendall Williams has adopted the country's national instrument, the steel pan. From as early as the age of four, Kendall made efforts to mimic his parents as they displayed their tale
Laura Elaine Scheele is an Indiana native, wife, mother to three wild and wonderful children, and a lifelong word nerd. Her love for language led her to writing and in 2022 her poetry was published in Bouquet of Stars: P
Growing up in a highly creative, talented and entrepreneurial family, artisan Gabrielle Punch began exploring her own passion for creativity from an early age. Over the years she has worked in several different mediums,
The Two Legs That I Walk On - Astar Bishop is Checking in with Dr. B Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkinginwithdrb/ Astar Bishop is a camera shy practici
I live in the AND - Kenrick Noel is Checking in with Dr. B Episode 6 I live in the AND Check Dr. B's website https://www.keepyourjoyandrise.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/checkinginwithdrb/ Kenrick J. Noel is
Don La Foucade - Checking in with Dr. B Episode 5 Not just to survive but to go on and thrive! Don La Foucade is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Team Member who has been delivering inspirational talks and workshops around
Joanna Shortt, a native of Arima, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, is a musician, educator, composer and steelpan adjudicator who has been involved in the steelband movement since the age of 12. She strongly believes in th
Liam Teague is Professor of Music and Head of Steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he also directs the renowned NIU Steelband. Teague is also the recipient of an NIU Presidential Research, Schola
Josh Quillen has forged a unique identity in the contemporary music world as all-around percussionist, expert steel drum (also known as the steel pan) performer (lauded as “softly sophisticated” by the New York Times), a
Arddin Herbert, family man and multi talented musical director of Shell Invaders Steel Orchestra of Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with Dr. B. about his journey in life and in the steelband world. Listen to Arddin Herbert a
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