Holiday musical performance for RCSD students

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Jimmie Highsmith Jr., a grammy-nominated and award-winning saxophonist played holiday music and jazz tunes outsde the Franklin auditorium on Thursday morning.

Highsmith has opened for artists Alicia Keys and Wynton Marsalis. He has 11 top-selling smooth jazz albums that have sold all over the world.

Highsmith’s appearance stems from his membership of the Fathers Initiating Restorative Engagement (F.I.R.E.) initiative, which is crrently at Franklin High School. The program puts dads in a position to serve as a positive role model for students at school during arrival, lunch, and dismissal times.

If you would like to volunteer, you can email, fire@rcsdk12.org or call 585-262-8362.

We will have video from Highsmith this morning.